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Air base of the Brazilian Air Force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canoas Air Force Base – ALA3 (IATA: QNS, ICAO: SBCO) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Canoas, near Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Canoas Air Force Base | |||||||
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Base Aérea de Canoas | |||||||
Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil | |||||||
![]() F-5EM at Canoas during the EXPOAER in 2014 | |||||||
Coordinates | 29°56′44″S 051°08′37″W | ||||||
Type | Air Force Base | ||||||
Code | ALA3 | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Brazilian Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | ![]() | ||||||
Open to the public | No | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1937 | ||||||
In use | 1944-present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Cel. Av. Luciano Cantuária Pietrani | ||||||
Occupants |
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Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: QNS, ICAO: SBCO, LID: RS9002 | ||||||
Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Sources: DECEA[1] |
The history of Canoas Air Force Base begins in 1937, when the 3rd Army Aviation Regiment (3º RAv) was transferred from Santa Maria Air Force Base to Canoas. With the creation of the Air Force Ministry in 1941, the 3º RAv became known as Gravataí Air Force Base. On 21 August 1944, the 3º RAv officially ceased to exist and on the same day Canoas Air Force Base was commissioned.
Due to the catastrophic flooding affecting the State of Rio Grande do Sul and in particular the city of Porto Alegre and its international airport, which caused an indefinite suspension of all operations,[2] Canoas Air Force Base started to serve as operations field to the temporary Nossa Senhora de Fátima Aerodrome, handling civilian flights from May 21, 2024.[3][4][5]
The following units are based at Canoas Air Force Base:
The base is located 6 km east of downtown Canoas and 21 km north of downtown Porto Alegre.
This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Canoas. The gallery is not comprehensive.
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