Brasília Air Force Base

Brasília Air Force Base – ALA1 (IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force that operates next to the Brasília-President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. It was created on December 3, 1963, and is known throughout Brazil for being the base of operations for the Brazilian Presidential Airplane, which is the main aircraft responsible for transporting the President of Brazil.

Brasília Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Brasília
Brasília, Federal District in Brazil
Ceremony at Brasília in 2015
SBBR is located in Brazil
SBBR
SBBR
Location in Brazil
Coordinates15°52′09″S 047°55′15″W
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA1
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/451
Site history
Built1957 (1957)
In use1964-present (1964-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Brig. José Ricardo de Meneses Rocha
Occupants
  • Special Transportation Group
  • 6th Squadron of Air Transportation
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR, LID: DF0001
Elevation1,066 metres (3,497 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
11R/29L 3,300 metres (10,827 ft) Asphalt
11L/29R 3,200 metres (10,499 ft) Asphalt
Source: DECEA[1]

History

The origin of the Base goes back to 27 November 1957 when President Juscelino Kubitschek signed the decree 42,697 establishing the Brasília Detachment of Air Force Base.[2] However, it was only on 4 December 1963, with Decree 53,077 that Brasília Air Force Base on its own right was created. Dedication took place on 1 January 1964.[3]

Units

The following units are based at Brasília Air Force Base:

Access

The base is located 11 km from downtown Brasília.

This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Brasília Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.

Present aircraft
  • Airbus VC-1
    Airbus VC-1
  • Embraer VC-2
    Embraer VC-2
  • Embraer VC-99A/C-99A
    Embraer VC-99A/C-99A
  • Eurocpter VH-35
    Eurocpter VH-35
  • Helibrás VH-36 Caracal
    Helibrás VH-36 Caracal
  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante
    Embraer C-95B Bandeirante
  • Cessna C-98A Caravan
    Cessna C-98A Caravan
  • Embraer C-97 Brasília
    Embraer C-97 Brasília

Retired aircraft
  • BAe VU-93 Dominie
    BAe VU-93 Dominie
  • Gates VU-35/U-35 Learjet
    Gates VU-35/U-35 Learjet
  • Vickers VC-90 Viscount
    Vickers VC-90 Viscount
  • Boeing VC-96
    Boeing VC-96

See also

References
  1. "Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2014). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da posse do Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira até as vésperas da Reforma Administrativa (1956–1966) (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. p. 257.
  3. Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2014). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: da posse do Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira até as vésperas da Reforma Administrativa (1956–1966) (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. p. 260.
  4. "Grupo de Transporte Especial". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. "6º ETA – Esquadrão Guará". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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