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Air base of the Brazilian Air Force For the civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.

Recife Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Recife
Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil
A Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress on display at Recife in 2020
SBRF is located in BrazilSBRFSBRFLocation in Brazil
Coordinates08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W / 8.12639°S 34.92278°W / -8.12639; -34.92278
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBARF
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/46/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20RECIFE
Site history
In use1941-2024 (1941-2024)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Isaac Cordeiro da Fonseca Neto
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF, LID: PE0001
Elevation10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/36 2,751 metres (9,026 ft) Asphalt
Source: DECEA

Base Aérea do Recife – BARF (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) was a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Recife, Brazil.

It shared some facilities with Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.

History

Recife Air Force Base was created on 24 July 1941 by Decree 3,459.

The Air Force Base was decommissioned on July 24, 2024.

Units

Since January 2017, there were no permanent flying units assigned to Recife 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

May 1969–January 2018: 2nd Squadron of Air Transportation (2°ETA) Pastor. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.

Access

The base was located 14 km from downtown Recife.

Accidents and incidents

Gallery

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

  • Douglas C-47 Dakota Douglas C-47 Dakota
  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB) Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
  • Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB) Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)
  • Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB) Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)

See also

References

  1. "Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (SBRF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 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. 125–135.
  3. "Base Aérea de Recife (PE) é oficialmente desativa e incorporada ao CINDACTA III". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. "2º ETA – Esquadrão Pastor". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. "Accident description 51-5178". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. "Accident description FAB-2450". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. "Accident description FAB-2243". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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