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Base Aérea de Boa Vista – ALA7 (IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Boa Vista, Brazil.

Boa Vista Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Boa Vista
Boa Vista, Roraima in Brazil
SBBV Location in Brazil
Coordinates	02°50′29″N 060°41′32″W
Type	Air Force Base
Code	ALA7
Site information
Owner	Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by	Brazilian Air Force
Open to the public	No
Website	www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/36
Site history
Built	1973 (1973)
In use	1984-present (1984-present)
Garrison information
Current commander	Cel. Av. Newton de Abreu Fonseca Filho
Occupants	1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: BVB, ICAO: SBBV
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 08/26 2,700 metres (8,858 ft) Asphalt

It shares some facilities with Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport.

History

Boa Vista Air Force Base was commissioned on 25 August 1984. It is the only Brazilian Air Force Base located in the Northern Hemisphere.[1]

Units

The following unit is based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:

• 1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (1°/3°GAv) Escorpião, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.[2]

Access

The base is located 4 km from downtown Boa Vista.

Gallery

This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.

Present aircraft

• 
  Embraer A-29A Super Tucano (FAB)

Retired aircraft

• 
  Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
• 
  Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
• 
  Embraer T-27 Tucano (FAB)

See also

• List of Brazilian military bases
• Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport

References

External links

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

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