Recife Air Force Base

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

Recife Air Force Base
Base Aérea do Recife
Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil
A Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress on display at Recife in 2020
SBRF is located in Brazil
SBRF
SBRF
Location in Brazil
Coordinates08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W
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-present (1941-present)
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[1]

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

History

Recife Air Force Base was created on 24 July 1941 by Decree 3,459.[2]

Units

Since January 2017 there are 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.[3]

Access

The base is located 14 km from downtown Recife.

Accidents and incidents

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. "2º ETA – Esquadrão Pastor". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. "Accident description 51-5178". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. "Accident description FAB-2450". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. "Accident description FAB-2243". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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