Fortaleza Air Force Base

For the civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Fortaleza Airport.

Base Aérea de Fortaleza – BAFZ (IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located 6 km from downtown Fortaleza, Brazil. It shared some terrain with Pinto Martins International Airport, which were sold to became Warehouses.^[2]

Fortaleza Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará in Brazil
Site information
Type	Air Force Base
Code	BAFZ
Owner	Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by	Brazilian Air Force
Open to the public	No
Website	www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/41/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DE%20FORTALEZA
Location
SBFZ Location in Brazil
Coordinates	03°46′33″S 038°31′56″W
Site history
Built	1933 (1933)
In use	1941-present
Garrison information
Current commander	Cel. Av. Francisco Cláudio Gomes Sampaio
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: FOR, ICAO: SBFZ, LID: CE0001
Elevation	25 metres (82 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 13/31 2,755 metres (9,039 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA[1]

History

Belém Air Force Base has its origins on the 6th Aviation Regiment created on 15 May 1933. The Air Force Base was created on 22 May 1941 by Decree 3,302.^[3]

Units

Since January 2017 there are no permanent flying units assigned to Fortaleza Air Force Base. The aerodrome was used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army. There is none active aircraft too, there is only buildings and an aircraft monument at entrance. A school was made inside it.

Former Units
December 2001–October 2013: 1st Squadron of the 5th Aviation Group (1º/5ºGAv) Rumba. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.^[4]

See also

• Aviation portal
• Brazil portal

• List of Brazilian military bases
• Pinto Martins International Airport