Canoas Air Force Base

Canoas Air Force Base Base Aérea de Canoas
IATA: none ICAO: SBCO
Summary
Airport type	Military: Air Force Base
Operator	Brazilian Air Force
Serves	Porto Alegre
Location	Canoas, Brazil
Built	1937
In use	1944 – present
Commander	Ten. Cel. Av. José Antonio Moraes de Oliveira Filho
Elevation AMSL	8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates	29°56′45″S 051°08′40″W / 29.94583°S 51.14444°W / -29.94583; -51.14444Coordinates: 29°56′45″S 051°08′40″W / 29.94583°S 51.14444°W / -29.94583; -51.14444
Website	http://189.10.238.3/
Map
SBCO Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 2,751 9,025 Asphalt
Sources: Air Force Base Website, Brazilian Air Force

Canoas Air Force Base – BACO (ICAO: SBCO) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Canoas, Brazil.

The history of Canoas Air Force Base begins in 1937, when the 3rd Army Aviation Regiment (3º RAv) transferred from Santa Maria Air Force Base to Canoas. With the setting up of the Air Force Ministry in 1941, the 3º RAv became known as Porto Alegre Air Force Base. However, on 21 August 1944, the 3º RAv officially ceased to exist; the same day marked the establishment of Canoas Air Force Base.

The following units are based at Canoas Air Force Base:

Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Air Force (III FAe), which is dedicated to Reconnaissance, Attack, and Combat:

Subordinated to the command of the 5th Regional Air Force Command (V COMAR):

Subordinated to the command of the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), which is dedicated to the control of the Brazilian Airspace:

Additionally, the Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial de Canoas (BINFAE-CO), an Infantry Battalion of the Brazilian Air Force that guards the Base, is also based at Canoas Air Force Base.

The base is located 6 km east of downtown Canoas and 21 km north of downtown Porto Alegre.