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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military: Air Force Base | ||||||||||
| Operator | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Santos | ||||||||||
| Location | Guarujá, Brazil | ||||||||||
| In use | 1967 – present | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°55′41″S 046°17′59″W | ||||||||||
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  SBST Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Units
In 2005, the following Air Force's unit operated at Santos Air Base:[1]
- 1st Squadron of the 11th Aviation Group (1º/11º GAv) Gavião, using the HB-350B.
In 2006 the 1º/11º GAv was transferred to the Natal Air Force Base. In 2015 returned to the status of Air Base, becoming a deployment aerodrome to support the other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army, when in routes between bases or training.
Accidents and incidents
References
- "Dados Estatísticos". 2 October 2016.
External links
- Airport information for SBST at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBST at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBST at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SBST at Aviation Safety Network
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