Porto Velho Air Force Base
Porto Velho Air Force Base – BAPV is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Porto Velho, Brazil.
Porto Velho Air Force Base Base Aérea de Porto Velho | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military: Air Force Base | ||||||||||
| Operator | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Porto Velho | ||||||||||
| Built | 1969 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1984 – present | ||||||||||
| Commander | Ten. Cel. Av. Jason Sakai | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 88 m / 290 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°42′33″S 063°54′08″W | ||||||||||
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  SBPV Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Sources: Brazilian Air Force[1] | |||||||||||
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.[2]
- 2nd Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (2°/8°GAv), the Poti Squadron, using the Mi-35M attack helicopter missions.[3]
Additionally, the Base has a Cessna 208 Caravan for administrative missions.
Access
The base is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.
References
- Brazilian Air Force Official Website Archived 20 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "2º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Grifo" (in Portuguese). Spotter. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- "2º/8ºGAv – Esquadrão Poti" (in Portuguese). Spotter. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
External links
- Airport information for SBPV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBPV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBPV at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PVH at Aviation Safety Network
- Photos of the EMB 312 and EMB 314 used by Grifo Squadron at spotters.com.br
- Photos of the Mi-35M used by Poti Squadron at spotters.com.br
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