Brasília Air Force Base
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For the civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Brasília International Airport.
Brasília Air Force Base – ALA1 (IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force that operates next to the Brasília-President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. It was created on December 3, 1963, and is known throughout Brazil for being the base of operations for the Brazilian Presidential Airplane, which is the main aircraft responsible for transporting the President of Brazil.
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Base Aérea de Brasília | |||||||||
Brasília, Federal District in Brazil | |||||||||
Coordinates | 15°52′09″S 047°55′15″W | ||||||||
Type | Air Force Base | ||||||||
Code | ALA1 | ||||||||
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Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||||
Open to the public | No | ||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||
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Built | 1957 (1957) | ||||||||
In use | 1964-present (1964-present) | ||||||||
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Current commander | Brig. José Ricardo de Meneses Rocha | ||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: BSB, ICAO: SBBR, LID: DF0001 | ||||||||
Elevation | 1,066 metres (3,497 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Source: DECEA[1] |
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