Santos Air Force Base

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

Santos Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Santos
Guarujá, São Paulo in Brazil
SBST
Location in Brazil
Coordinates23°55′41″S 046°17′59″W
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
Elevation4 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17/35 1,390 metres (4,560 ft) Asphalt

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.[1]

Accidents and incidents

Access

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

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

  • Helibrás H-50 Esquilo (FAB)

See also

References
  1. "1º/11º GAv – Esquadrão Gavião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. "Accident description PR-AFA". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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