Porto Velho Air Force Base

Porto Velho Air Force Base
Porto Velho Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Porto Velho
Porto Velho, Rondônia in Brazil
	A line of AH-2 Sabre at Porto Velho in 2015.
	SBPV Location in Brazil SBPV SBPV (Brazil)
Coordinates	08°42′49″S 063°54′10″W / 8.71361°S 63.90278°W
Type	Air Force Base
Code	ALA6
Site information
Owner	Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by	Brazilian Air Force
Open to; the public	No
Website	www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/509
Site history
Built	1969
In use	1984-present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Ten. Cel. Av. Jason Sakai
Occupants	2nd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group; 2nd Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group; 5th Squadron of the 1st Communications and Control Group;
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: PVH, ICAO: SBPV, LID: RO0001
Elevation	90 metres (295 ft) AMSL
Runways
01/19	2,400 metres (7,874 ft) Asphalt
	Source: DECEA

Porto Velho Air Force Base – ALA6 (IATA: PVH, ICAO: SBPV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Porto Velho, Brazil.

History

Porto Velho Air Force Base was commissioned on 31 October 1984.

The following units are based at Porto Velho Air Force Base:

2nd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (2º/3ºGAv) Grifo, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.^[2]
2nd Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group (2°/8°GAv) Poti, using the Mil AH-2 Sabre.^[3] In August 2022 it was announced that all 12 aircraft will be decommissioned and stored.^[4]
5th Squadron of the 1st Communications and Control Group (5º/1ºGCC) Zagal, using radars and equipment for air defense.^[5]

The base is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.

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

^ "Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira (SBPV)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "2º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Grifo". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "2º/8ºGAv – Esquadrão Poti". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "FAB prestes a concluir aposentadoria do helicóptero de ataque AH-2 Sabre". Cavok (in Portuguese). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^ "Esquadrões de comunicações e controle de todo o país mobilizam pessoal e equipamentos". Força Aérea Brasileira (in Portuguese). 9 November 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.