Salvador Air Force Base

Air base of the Brazilian Air Force

12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W / 12.90861°S 38.32250°W / -12.90861; -38.32250TypeAir Force BaseCodeBASVSite informationOwnerBrazilian Air ForceControlled by

Brazilian Air ForceOpen to
the publicNoWebsitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/47/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20SALVADORSite historyBuilt1925 (1925)In use1942-present (1942-present)Garrison informationCurrent
commanderCel. Av. Ivan Lucas KarpischinAirfield informationIdentifiersIATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV, LID: BA0001Elevation20 metres (66 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
10/28	3,003 metres (9,852 ft) Asphalt
17/35	1,518 metres (4,980 ft) Asphalt

Sources: DECEA^[1]

Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.

History

Salvador Air Force Base was created on 5 November 1942 by Decree no. 4,916.^[2]

Units

Since January 2017, there are no permanent flying units assigned to Salvador Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy, and Army.

Former Units

March 1947–January 2018: 1st Squadron of the 7th Aviation Group (1°/7°GAv) Orungan. The squadron was moved to Santa Cruz Air Force Base.^[3]

Access

The base is located 28 km from downtown Salvador da Bahia.

Accidents and incidents

11 July 1952: a Brazilian Air Force Douglas C-47A-35-DL registration FAB-2048 flying from Salvador da Bahia to Rio de Janeiro crashed following an engine fire. Thirteen of the 33 occupants died.^[4]
21 September 1959: a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed P-15 Neptune registration FAB-7007 operating a Search and Rescue mission for a missing aircraft crashed after take-off. The six occupants died.^[5]

Gallery

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

Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (FAB)
Lockheed P-3AM Orion (FAB)

References

^ "Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 136–138.
^ "1º/7º GAv – Esquadrão Orungan". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Accident description FAB-2048". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Accident description FAB-7007". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

External links

Airport information for SBSV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SBSV at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for SSA at Aviation Safety Network

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