Afonsos Air Force Base

Afonsos Air Force Base
Base Aérea dos Afonsos
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Aerospace Museum at Afonsos in 2005
SBAF is located in Rio de Janeiro
SBAF
SBAF
Location in Brazil
SBAF is located in Rio de Janeiro (state)
SBAF
SBAF
SBAF (Rio de Janeiro (state))
SBAF is located in Brazil
SBAF
SBAF
SBAF (Brazil)
Coordinates22°52′32″S 043°23′04″W / 22.87556°S 43.38444°W / -22.87556; -43.38444
TypeAir Force Base
CodeBAAF
Site information
OwnerBrazilian Air Force
Controlled by Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public		Yes
Websitewww.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/33/BASE%20A%C3%89REA%20DOS%20AFONSOS
Site history
Built1912 (1912)
In use1941-present (1941-present)
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: SBAF, LID: RJ9002
Elevation34 metres (112 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 2,001 metres (6,565 ft) Concrete
Source: DECEA[1]

Afonsos Air Force Base – BAAF (ICAO: SBAF) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in the district of Marechal Hermes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  1. ^ "Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos (SBAF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 19, 2023.