Santos_Air_Force_Base Knowpia

Santos Air Force Base
Santos Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Santos
Guarujá, São Paulo in Brazil
	SBST Location in Brazil SBST SBST (Brazil)
Coordinates	23°55′41″S 046°17′59″W / 23.92806°S 46.29972°W
Type	Air Force Base
Code	BAST
Site information
Owner	Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by	Brazilian Air Force
Open to; the public	No
Website	www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/50/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20SANTOS
Site history
Built	1922
In use	1941-present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Ten. Cel. Av. Francisco José Formaggio
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: SSZ, ICAO: SBST, LID: SP9006
Elevation	4 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways
17/35	1,390 metres (4,560 ft) Asphalt
	Sources: DECEA

Santos Air Force Base – BAST (IATA: SSZ, ICAO: SBST) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Guarujá, Brazil.

It will share some facilities with Guarujá Civil Metropolitan Aerodrome.

Units edit

Since January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to Santos Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army.

Former Unit
1979–2006: 1st Squadron of the 11th Aviation Group (1º/11ºGAv) Gavião. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.^[2]

Accidents and incidents edit

13 August 2014: a private Cessna Citation Excel registration PR-AFA en route from Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont to Santos Air Force Base crashed while on final approach to Santos. All seven occupants died. Among the victims was Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.^[3]

Access edit

The base is located 9 km from downtown Guarujá and 17 km from downtown Santos.

Gallery edit

This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Santos. The gallery is not comprehensive.

Helibrás H-50 Esquilo (FAB)

References edit

^ "Santos (SBST)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^ "1º/11º GAv – Esquadrão Gavião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "Accident description PR-AFA". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links edit

Airport information for SBST at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SBST at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for SSZ at Aviation Safety Network

[1] "Santos (SBST)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[2] "1º/11º GAv – Esquadrão Gavião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[3] "Accident description PR-AFA". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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