Base Aérea de Campo Grande – ALA5 (IATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Campo Grande, Brazil.
Campo Grande Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Campo Grande | |||||||
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil | |||||||
![]() Dedication of the Base on 19 April 1945 | |||||||
Coordinates | 20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W | ||||||
Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
Code | ALA5 | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | ![]() | ||||||
Open to the public | No | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1932 | ||||||
In use | 1941-present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Cel. Av. Luiz Cláudio Macedo Santos | ||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG, LID: MS0001 | ||||||
Elevation | 559 metres (1,834 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Sources: DECEA[1] |
It shares some facilities with Campo Grande International Airport.
History
editCampo Grande Air Force Base has its origins on the Aviation Detachment created on 23 January 1934. However, it was on 22 May 1941 that Campo Grande Air Force Base was effectively created by Decree 3,302.[2]
Units
editThe following units are based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:
- 2nd Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (2°/10°GAv) Pelicano, using the C-105A Amazonas.[3]
- 1st Squadron of the 15th Aviation Group (1°/15°GAv) Onça, using the C-105A Amazonas.[4]
- 3rd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (3°/3°GAv) Flecha, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.[5]
- 3rd Aviation Battalion of the Brazilian Army (3° BAvEx) Pantera, using HA-1 Fennec, HM-1 Pantera, and HM-3 Cougar.[6]
Access
editThe base is located 7 km from downtown Campo Grande.
Gallery
editThis gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Campo Grande. The gallery is not comprehensive.
Present aircraft
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CASA C-105A Amazonas
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Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk
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Embraer A-29A Super Tucano
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Cessna C-98A Caravan
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Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)
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Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)
Retired aircraft
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Embraer T-27 Tucano
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Bell H-1H Iroquois
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de Havilland C-115 Buffalo
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Embraer C-95B Bandeirante
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Campo Grande (SBCG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 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. p. 162.
- ^ "2º/10ºGAv – Esquadrão Pelicano". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "1º/15ºGAv – Esquadrão Onça". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "3º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Flecha". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "3º BAvEx – Batalhão Pantera". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links
edit- Airport information for SBCG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBCG at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CGR at Aviation Safety Network