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Air base of the Brazilian Air Force For the civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Fortaleza Airport.

Fortaleza Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará in Brazil
SBFZ is located in BrazilSBFZSBFZLocation in Brazil
Coordinates03°46′33″S 038°31′56″W / 3.77583°S 38.53222°W / -3.77583; -38.53222
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBAFZ
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/41/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20FORTALEZA
Site history
Built1933 (1933)
In use1941-present (1941-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Francisco Cláudio Gomes Sampaio
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ, LID: CE0001
Elevation25 metres (82 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 2,755 metres (9,039 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA

Base Aérea de Fortaleza – BAFZ (IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Fortaleza, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Pinto Martins International Airport.

History

Belém Air Force Base has its origins on the 6th Aviation Regiment created on 15 May 1933. The Air Force Base was created on 22 May 1941 by Decree 3,302.

Units

Since January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to Fortaleza 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.

Former Units
December 2001–October 2013: 1st Squadron of the 5th Aviation Group (1º/5ºGAv) Rumba. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.

Access

The base is located 6 km from downtown Fortaleza.

Gallery

This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Fortaleza. The gallery is not comprehensive.

  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB) Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)

See also

References

  1. "Pinto Martins (SBFZ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 114–117.
  3. "1º/5º GAv – Esquadrão Rumba". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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