Belém Air Force Base

Base Aérea de Belém – ALA9 (IATA: BEL, ICAO: SBBE) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Belém, Brazil.

Belém Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Belém
Belém, Pará in Brazil
SBBE
Location in Brazil
SBBE
SBBE (Pará)
SBBE
SBBE (Brazil)
Coordinates01°23′05″S 048°28′44″W
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA9
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public
No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/511
Site history
Built1938 (1938)
In use1944-present (1944-present)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Cel. Av. Ricardo Bevilaqua Mendes
Occupants
  • 1st Squadron of the 3rd Aviation Group
  • 1st Squadron of Air Transportation
  • 1st Squadron of Helicopters for General Use in the North of the Brazilian Navy
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: BEL, ICAO: SBBE, LID: PA0001
Elevation17 metres (56 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
06/24 2,800 metres (9,186 ft) Asphalt
02/20 1,830 metres (6,004 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA

It shares some facilities with Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport.

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