Sintra Air Base

Sintra Air Base

Base Aérea de Sintra

Base Aérea Nº 1
Sintra Air Base; Base Aérea de Sintra; Base Aérea Nº 1
AMSL	440 ft / 134.11 m
Coordinates	38°49′51.79″N 009°20′22.39″W / 38.8310528°N 9.3395528°W
Map
	LPST Location in Portugal
Runways
	Sources: World Aero Data

Sintra Air Base (

Sintra Municipality, Portugal. The base is home to a flight training squadron and the Portuguese Air Force Academy

.

History

The origins of the air base date back to the creation of the Portuguese Army's School of Military Aeronautics (Portuguese: Escola de Aeronáutica Militar, EAM) on May 14, 1914. The school was originally located at Vila Nova da Rainha and was later transferred to Granja do Marquês on February 5, 1920.^[1]

In October 1939 the school was disbanded and the base was designated as Air Base No. 1. Since its creation it has been home to the main training and instruction of the Portuguese Air Force's pilots and technicians, having been base to

flight training aircraft.^[1]

Between 1939 and late 1940s squadrons of ground attack and bomber units equipped with the Breda Ba-65Bis (Esquadrilha Independente de Aviões de Assalto) and converted-Junkers Ju 52/3m (Grupo de Bombardeamento de Dia and Grupo de Bombardeamento de Noite) were based at Sintra Air Base.

The base later became home to the Basic Flight Training Group (

Basic Flight Training Squadron No. 2 (Portuguese: Esquadra de Instrução Básica de Pilotagem nº 2, E.I.B.P. 2).^[3]^[4]

From 1966, with the creation of

aerial photographic reconnaissance, and maritime patrol squadrons. In 1993, 502 Squadron was transferred to BA1.^[5]

Between October 1989 and June 1993,

Beja Air Base. This squadron replaced both squadrons of the Basic Flight Training Group in providing elementary and basic flight training.^[3]

In 2009, 101 Sqn. was transferred back to Sintra and 401 Sqn. and 502 Sqn. were transferred to Air Base No. 6 (Portuguese: Base Aérea Nº 6, BA6) in Montijo.^[3]^[5]

Located at the air base is also the Air Force Academy and the Air Force's Air Museum.

Tenant units

802 Sqn. "Águias" (Eagles) — Air Force Academy auxiliary squadron
101 Sqn. "Roncos" (Roars) — elementary and basic flying training

Airlines and destinations

As of 19 October 2022, there are no regular commercial passenger flights at Sintra Air Base. The following airlines operate charter flights:

Airlines	Destinations
TUIFly Belgium	Seasonal charter: Brussels^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Base Aérea Nº 1". Portuguese Air Force. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
^ "Airport information for Sintra Air Base". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sobre a Esquadra 101 - Roncos" [About 101 Squadron - Roncos] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Air Force. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ Mais Alto 401, p. 13
^ ^a ^b "Esquadra 401". 502 Squadron. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

Bibliography

Lopes, Mário Canongia (1989). Os Aviões da Cruz de Cristo (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Dinalivro.
Cardoso, Major Adelino (January–February 2013). "T-37C Um legado da memória" [T-37C A legacy of memory] (PDF). Mais Alto (in Portuguese) (401). Lisbon: Portuguese Air Force: 13–17. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

External links

Airport information for Sintra Air Base at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[emfa_ba1-1] "Base Aérea Nº 1". Portuguese Air Force. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[2] "Airport information for Sintra Air Base". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.

[esq101hist-3] "Sobre a Esquadra 101 - Roncos" [About 101 Squadron - Roncos] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Air Force. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

[ma401p13-4] Mais Alto 401, p. 13

[esq401hist-5] "Esquadra 401". 502 Squadron. Retrieved February 18, 2014.

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