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Porto Velho Air Force Base

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Operator
  
Brazilian Air Force

In use
  
1984 – present

01/19
  
2,416

Year built
  
1969

Serves
  
Porto Velho

Elevation AMSL
  
88 m / 290 ft

Phone
  
+55 69 3211-9889

Porto Velho Air Force Base

Commander
  
Ten. Cel. Av. Jason Sakai

Address
  
Av. Lauro Sodré, s/n - Aeroporto, Porto Velho - RO, 76803-260, Brazil

Airport type
  
Military air base (Military)

Porto Velho Air Force Base – BAPV is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Porto Velho, Brazil.

Contents

It shares some facilities with Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport.

History

Porto Velho Air Force Base was commissioned on 17 May 1984.

Units

The following unit is based at Porto Velho Air Force Base:

Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Air Force (III FAe), which is dedicated to Reconnaissance, Attack, and Combat:

  • 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (2º/3ºGAv), the Grifo Squadron, using the AT-27 Embraer 312 Tucano and A-29A Embraer 314 Super Tucano for light attack missions.
  • 2nd Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (2°/8°GAv), the Poti Squadron, using the Mi-35M attack helicopter missions.

    • Additionally, the Base has a Cessna 208 Caravan for administrative missions.

    Access

    The base is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.

    References

    Porto Velho Air Force Base Wikipedia
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