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Air base of the Brazilian Air Force

For the future civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Guarujá Civil Metropolitan Aerodrome.
Santos Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Santos
Guarujá, São Paulo in Brazil
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Coordinates23°55′41″S 046°17′59″W / 23.92806°S 46.29972°W / -23.92806; -46.29972
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBAST
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/50/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20SANTOS
Site history
Built1922 (1922)
In use1941-present (1941-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Ten. Cel. Av. Francisco José Formaggio
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SSZ, ICAO: SBST, LID: SP9006
Elevation4 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17/35 1,390 metres (4,560 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA

Santos Air Force Base – BAST (IATA: SSZ, ICAO: SBST) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Guarujá, Brazil.

It will share some facilities with Guarujá Civil Metropolitan Aerodrome.

Units

Since January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to Santos 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 Unit
1979–2006: 1st Squadron of the 11th Aviation Group (1º/11ºGAv) Gavião. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.

Accidents and incidents

Access

The base is located 9 km from downtown Guarujá and 17 km from downtown Santos.

Gallery

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

  • Helibrás H-50 Esquilo (FAB) Helibrás H-50 Esquilo (FAB)

See also

References

  1. "Santos (SBST)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. "1º/11º GAv – Esquadrão Gavião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. "Accident description PR-AFA". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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