Santos Air Force Base
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Santos Air Force Base – BAST (IATA: SSZ, ICAO: SBST) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Guarujá, Brazil.
It will share some facilities with Guarujá Civil Metropolitan Aerodrome.
Units
Since January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to Santos 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 Unit
1979–2006: 1st Squadron of the 11th Aviation Group (1º/11ºGAv) Gavião. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.[2]
Accidents and incidents
- 13 August 2014: a private crashed while on final approach to Santos. All seven occupants died. Among the victims was Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.[3]
Access
The base is located 9 km from downtown Guarujá and 17 km from downtown Santos.
Gallery
This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Santos. The gallery is not comprehensive.
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Helibrás H-50 Esquilo (FAB)
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See also
References
- ^ "Santos (SBST)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "1º/11º GAv – Esquadrão Gavião". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Accident description PR-AFA". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
External links
- Airport information for SBST at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBST at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SSZ at Aviation Safety Network