Santos Air Force Base

Santos Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Santos
Guarujá, São Paulo in Brazil
Site information
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBAST
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public
No
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/50/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20SANTOS
Location
SBST
Location in Brazil
SBST
SBST (Brazil)
Coordinates23°55′41″S 046°17′59″W / 23.92806°S 46.29972°W / -23.92806; -46.29972
Site history
Built1922 (1922)
In use1941-present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Ten. Cel. Av. Francisco José Formaggio
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SSZ, ICAO: SBST, LID: SP9006
Elevation4 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17/35 1,390 metres (4,560 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA

The Santos Air Force Base – BAST (IATA: SSZ, ICAO: SBST) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Guarujá, Brazil.

It will share some facilities with the Guarujá Civil Metropolitan Aerodrome.