Canoas Air Force Base

Canoas Air Force Base – ALA3 (ICAO: SBCO) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Canoas, near Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Canoas Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Canoas
Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil
F-5EM at Canoas during the EXPOAER in 2014
SBCO
Location in Brazil
Coordinates29°56′44″S 051°08′37″W
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA3
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/445
Site history
Built1937 (1937)
In use1944-present (1944-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Cel. Av. Luciano Cantuária Pietrani
Occupants
  • 1st Squadron of the 14th Aviation Group
  • 5th Squadron of Air Transportation
  • 2nd Squadron of the 7th Aviation Group
  • 2nd Squadron of the 1st Communications and Control Group
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: SBCO, LID: RS9002
Elevation8 metres (26 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 2,751 metres (9,026 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA
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