Salvador Air Force Base | |
Native Name: | Portuguese: Base Aérea de Salvador|italic=yes |
Country: | Brazil |
Type: | Air Force Base |
Coordinates: | -12.9086°N -38.3225°W |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Pushpin Label: | SBSV |
Ownership: | Brazilian Air Force |
Open To Public: | No |
Code: | BASV |
Current Commander: | Cel. Av. Ivan Lucas Karpischin |
Iata: | SSA |
Icao: | SBSV |
Lid: | BA0001 |
Elevation: | 20m (70feet) |
R1-Number: | 10/28 |
R1-Length: | 3003m (9,852feet) |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 17/35 |
R2-Length: | 1518m (4,980feet) |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: DECEA[1] |
Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
It shares some facilities with Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.
Salvador Air Force Base was created on 5 November 1942 by Decree no. 4,916.[2]
Since January 2017, there are no permanent flying units assigned to Salvador 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.
March 1947–January 2018: 1st Squadron of the 7th Aviation Group (1°/7°GAv) Orungan. The squadron was moved to Santa Cruz Air Force Base.[3]
The base is located 28 km from downtown Salvador da Bahia.
This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Salvador Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.