Campo Grande Air Force Base

Air base of the Brazilian Air Force

20°28′10″S 054°40′13″W / 20.46944°S 54.67028°W / -20.46944; -54.67028TypeAir Force BaseCodeALA5Site informationOwnerBrazilian Air ForceControlled by

Brazilian Air ForceOpen to
the publicNoWebsitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/479Site historyBuilt1932 (1932)In use1941-present (1941-present)Garrison informationCurrent
commanderCel. Av. Luiz Cláudio Macedo SantosOccupants

2nd Squadron of the 10th Transportation Group
1st Squadron of the 15th Transportation Group
3rd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group
3rd Aviation Battalion of the Brazilian Army

Airfield informationIdentifiersIATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG, LID: MS0001Elevation559 metres (1,834 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
06/24	2,600 metres (8,530 ft) Asphalt

Sources: DECEA^[1]

Base Aérea de Campo Grande – ALA5 (IATA: CGR, ICAO: SBCG) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Campo Grande, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Campo Grande International Airport.

History

Campo Grande Air Force Base has its origins on the Aviation Detachment created on 23 January 1934. However, it was on 22 May 1941 that Campo Grande Air Force Base was effectively created by Decree 3,302.^[2]

Units

The following units are based at Campo Grande Air Force Base:

2nd Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group (2°/10°GAv) Pelicano, using the C-105A Amazonas.^[3]
1st Squadron of the 15th Aviation Group (1°/15°GAv) Onça, using the C-105A Amazonas.^[4]
3rd Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group (3°/3°GAv) Flecha, using the A-29A & B Super Tucano.^[5]
3rd Aviation Battalion of the Brazilian Army (3° BAvEx) Pantera, using HA-1 Fennec, HM-1 Pantera, and HM-3 Cougar.^[6]

Access

The base is located 7 km from downtown Campo Grande.

Gallery

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

Present aircraft

CASA C-105A Amazonas
Sikorsky H-60L Black Hawk
Embraer A-29A Super Tucano
Cessna C-98A Caravan
Eurocopter HM-1 Pantera (Army)
Eurocopter HM-3 Cougar (Army)

Retired aircraft

Embraer T-27 Tucano
Bell H-1H Iroquois
de Havilland C-115 Buffalo
Embraer C-95B Bandeirante

References

^ "Campo Grande (SBCG)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 August 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. p. 162.
^ "2º/10ºGAv – Esquadrão Pelicano". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "1º/15ºGAv – Esquadrão Onça". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "3º/3ºGAv – Esquadrão Flecha". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "3º BAvEx – Batalhão Pantera". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

External links

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

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