Manaus Air Force Base

For the previous civilian use of this facility, see Ponta Pelada Airport.

Manaus Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Manaus
Manaus, Amazonas in Brazil
Two C-105A Amazonas at Manaus in 2014
SBMN is located in Brazil
SBMN
SBMN
Location in Brazil
Coordinates03°08′45″S 059°59′06″W / 3.14583°S 59.98500°W / -3.14583; -59.98500
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA8
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitefab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/457
Site history
Built1954 (1954)
In use1970-present (1970-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Luiz Ângelo de Andrade Pinheiro Borges
Occupants
  • 7th Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group
  • 1st Squadron of the 9th Transportation Group
  • 7th Squadron of Air Transportation
  • 4th Aviation Battalion Brazilian Army
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: PLL, ICAO: SBAN, LID: AM9001
Elevation78 metres (256 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 2,042 metres (6,699 ft) Asphalt
Source: DECEA[1]

Manaus Air Force Base – ALA8 (IATA: PLL, ICAO: SBMN) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Manaus, Brazil.

History

The base was created in 1970, and between 1970 and 1976 public facilities of Ponta Pelada Airport were shared with the military facilities of Manaus Air Force Base.[2] In 1976, with the opening of Eduardo Gomes International Airport, all public operations were transferred to the new airport. Ponta Pelada Airport was then renamed Manaus Air Force Base and since then it handles exclusively military operations.

Units

The following units are based at Manaus Air Force Base:

Accidents and incidents

Access

The base is located 9 km from downtown Manaus.

This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Manaus. The gallery is not comprehensive.

Present aircraft

  • Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk (FAB)
    Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk (FAB)
  • CASA C-105A Amazonas (FAB)
    CASA C-105A Amazonas (FAB)
  • Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)
    Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)
  • Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
    Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)
  • Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)
    Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)
  • Sikorsky HM-2 Black Hawk (Army)
    Sikorsky HM-2 Black Hawk (Army)

Retired aircraft

  • Embraer AT-26 Xavante (FAB)
    Embraer AT-26 Xavante (FAB)
  • Helibras H-34 Super Puma (FAB)
    Helibras H-34 Super Puma (FAB)
  • de Havilland C-115 Buffalo (FAB)
    de Havilland C-115 Buffalo (FAB)
  • Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
    Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)
  • Northrop F-5EM (FAB)
    Northrop F-5EM (FAB)
  • Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)
    Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Campo Ponta Pelada (SBMN)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Base Aérea de Manaus e 1°/9° GAv completam 39 anos de apoio à Amazônia" (in Portuguese). Força Aérea Brasileira. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. ^ "7º/8ºGAv – Esquadrão Hárpia". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "1º/9ºGAv – Esquadrão Arara". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "7ºETA – Esquadrão Cobra". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ "4º BAvEx – Batalhão Coronel Ricardo Pavanello". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Accident description FAB-2414". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Accident description FAB-2372". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 April 2021.