Salvador Air Force Base

Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

Salvador Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Salvador
Salvador da Bahia, Bahia in Brazil
SBSV is located in Brazil
SBSV
SBSV
Location in Brazil
Coordinates12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBASV
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/47/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20SALVADOR
Site history
Built1925 (1925)
In use1942-present (1942-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Ivan Lucas Karpischin
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV, LID: BA0001
Elevation20 metres (66 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 3,003 metres (9,852 ft) Asphalt
17/35 1,518 metres (4,980 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA[1]

It shares some facilities with Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.

History

Salvador Air Force Base was created on 5 November 1942 by Decree no. 4,916.[2]

Units

Since January 2017, there are no permanent flying units assigned to Salvador 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

March 1947–January 2018: 1st Squadron of the 7th Aviation Group (1°/7°GAv) Orungan. The squadron was moved to Santa Cruz Air Force Base.[3]

Access

The base is located 28 km from downtown Salvador da Bahia.

Accidents and incidents

This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Salvador Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.

  • Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB)
    Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB)
  • Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)
    Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)

See also

References
  1. "Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 October 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. 136–138.
  3. "1º/7º GAv – Esquadrão Orungan". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. "Accident description FAB-2048". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. "Accident description FAB-7007". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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