Belém Air Force Base

Belém Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Belém
Belém, Pará in Brazil
Site information
TypeAir Force Base
CodeALA9
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/511
Location
SBBE
Location in Brazil
SBBE
SBBE (Pará)
SBBE
SBBE (Brazil)
Coordinates01°23′05″S 048°28′44″W / 1.38472°S 48.47889°W / -1.38472; -48.47889
Site history
Built1938 (1938)
In use1944-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

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

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

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