Brasília Air Force Base
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Brasília Air Force Base – ALA1 is a base of the
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that operates next to the Brasília-President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. It was created on December 3, 1963, and is known throughout
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for being the base of operations for the Brazilian Presidential Airplane, which is the main aircraft responsible for transporting the
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.


History

The origin of the Base goes back to 27 November 1957 when President Juscelino Kubitschek signed the decree 42,697 establishing the Brasília Detachment of Air Force Base. However, it was only on 4 December 1963, with Decree 53,077 that Brasília Air Force Base on its own right was created. Dedication took place on 1 January 1964.


Units

The following units are based at Brasília Air Force Base: * Special Transportation Group (GTE), using the
VC-1 SMPTE 421, informally known as VC-1, is a video coding format. Most of it was initially developed as Microsoft's proprietary video format Windows Media Video 9 in 2003. With some enhancements including the development of a new Advanced Profile, ...
, the VC-2, the VC-99A/C-99A, the VH-35, and the VH-36 Caracal.
* 6th Squadron of Air Transportation (6°ETA) ''Guará'', using the C-95BM & CM Bandeirante, the C-98A Grand Caravan, the C-97 Brasília, and the U-100 Phenom.


Access

The base is located 11 km from downtown Brasília.


Gallery

This gallery displays aircraft that are or have been based at Brasília Air Force Base. The gallery is not comprehensive.


Present aircraft

File:Brazilian Air Force One in 2019.jpg, Airbus VC-1 File:Embraer VC-2, Brazil - Air Force JP6903556.jpg, Embraer VC-2 Embraer ERJ 145 (Forca Aerea Brasileira) 2582@CGH 17AUG14 (15607852785).jpg, Embraer VC-99A/C-99A File:EC-135 (4891995957).jpg, Eurocpter VH-35 File:GTE (15041334837).jpg, Helibrás VH-36 Caracal File:Embraer EMB 110 (Forca Aerea Brasileira) (9028199498).jpg, Embraer C-95B Bandeirante File:Cessna 208 Caravan (Forca Aerea Brasileira) Rafael Luiz (28981352976).jpg, Cessna C-98A Caravan File:Embraer EMB 120 (Forca Aerea Brasileira) 2014@CGH 18AUG14 (15422477730).jpg, Embraer C-97 Brasília


Retired aircraft

File:BAe 125 (Brazil air force) Museu TAM.jpg, BAe VU-93 Dominie File:2717 Learjet 35 ( VU-35A ) Forca Aerea Brasileira (7376326010).jpg, Gates VU-35/U-35 Learjet File:Viscount Presidencial.JPG, Vickers VC-90 Viscount File:Dia da Aviação de Transporte (9028200592).jpg, Boeing VC-96


See also

*
List of Brazilian military bases The following is a list of military bases in Brazil, sorted by location: Air Force Air Force Bases Testing and Training Range Former Air Force Bases Navy Naval Bases and Stations Naval Air Base {{Military of Brazil * * Brazil milita ...
* Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport


References


External links

* * * {{Military of Brazil Brazilian Air Force Brazilian Air Force bases Buildings and structures in the Federal District (Brazil) Brasília Transport in Brasília