Salvador Air Force Base

Salvador Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Salvador
Salvador da Bahia, Bahia in Brazil
Site information
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBASV
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public
No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/47/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20SALVADOR
Location
SBSV
Location in Brazil
Coordinates12°54′31″S 038°19′21″W / 12.90861°S 38.32250°W / -12.90861; -38.32250
Site history
Built1925 (1925)
In use1942-present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Cel. Av. Ivan Lucas Karpischin
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV, LID: BA0001
Elevation20 metres (66 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 3,003 metres (9,852 ft) Asphalt
17/35 1,518 metres (4,980 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA

Base Aérea de Salvador – BASV (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

It shares some facilities with Dep. Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport.