Base Aérea de São Paulo – BASP (IATA: GRU, ICAO: SBGR) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Guarulhos, Brazil.
| São Paulo Air Force Base | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base Aérea de São Paulo | |||||||||
| Guarulhos, São Paulo in Brazil | |||||||||
 São Paulo Air Force Base in 2010 | |||||||||
  SBGR Location in Brazil  SBGR SBGR (Brazil) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°26′08″S 46°28′23″W / 23.43556°S 46.47306°W | ||||||||
| Type | Air Force Base | ||||||||
| Code | BASP | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by |  Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
| Open to the public | No | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1945 | ||||||||
| In use | 1945-present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Cel. Av. Jailson Oliveira da Silva | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: GRU, ICAO: SBGR, LID: SP0002 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 750 metres (2,461 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: DECEA[1] | |||||||||
It shares some facilities with Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport.
History
editSão Paulo Air Force Base was created on 22 May 1941 by Decree 3,302 at Campo de Marte Airport. On 26 January 1945 the base was transferred to its present location, then called Cumbica Farm.[2]
Units
editSince January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to São Paulo 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: 4th Squadron of Air Transportation (4°ETA) Carajá. The squadron was deactivated on 10 January 2018 and aircraft and personnel transferred to the 3rd Squadron of Air Transportation (3°ETA) based at Santa Cruz Air Force Base.[3]
Access
editThe base is located 25 km from downtown São Paulo.
Gallery
editThis gallery displays aircraft that have been based at São Paulo. The gallery is not comprehensive.
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Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
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Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro (SBGR)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ 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. 156–159.
- ^ "Em processo de Reestruturação, FAB se despede do Esquadrão Carajá". Força Aérea Brasileira (in Portuguese). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
External links
edit- Airport information for SBGR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBGR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for GRU at Aviation Safety Network