Brazilian Air Force
Location State ICAO IATA Air base
Anápolis Goiás SBAN Anápolis Air Force Base
Belém Pará SBBE BEL Belém Air Force Base
Boa Vista Roraima SBBV BVB Boa Vista Air Force Base
Brasília Federal District SBBR BRS Brasília Air Force Base
Campo Grande Mato Grosso do Sul SBCG CGR Campo Grande Air Force Base
Canoas Rio Grande do Sul SBCO Canoas Air Force Base
Florianópolis Santa Catarina SBFL FLN Florianópolis Air Force Base
Fortaleza Ceará SBFZ FOR Fortaleza Air Force Base
Guarulhos São Paulo SBGR GRU São Paulo Air Force Base
Manaus Amazonas SBMN PLL Manaus Air Force Base
Natal Rio Grande do Norte SBNT NAT Natal Air Force Base
Porto Velho Rondônia SBPV PVH Porto Velho Air Force Base
Recife Pernambuco SBRF REC Recife Air Force Base
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro SBGL GIG Galeão Air Force Base
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro SBSC SNZ Santa Cruz Air Force Base
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro SBAF Afonsos Air Force Base
Salvador Bahia SBSV SSA Salvador Air Force Base
Santa Maria Rio Grande do Sul SBSM RIA Santa Maria Air Force Base
Santos São Paulo SBST SSZ Santos Air Force Base
Novo Progresso Pará SBCC Brigadeiro Velloso Testing Range Air Base
Inventory -- Air units organization
Main article : List of Brazilian Air Force units Main article : List of Brazilian military bases Operational structure of the Brazilian Air Force At unit levels , `` Groups '' ( Grupos ) usually consist of one to sixteen consecutively numbered `` Squadrons '' ( Esquadrões ) , each with varying numbers of aircraft , usually from six to 12 . Smaller formations are known as `` Flights '' ( Esquadrilhas ) . According to its tasks , a group has one of the following designations : Air Defense Group : Grupo de Defesa Aérea ( GDA ) : Air defense fighters . ( Fighter Jets ) Transport Group : Grupo de Transporte ( GT ) : Transport , Flight refueling Aviation Group : Grupo de Aviação ( GAv ) : Fighter , attack , reconnaissance , SAR , rotary wing Fighter Aviation Group : Grupo de Aviação de Caça ( GAvCa ) ; Fighter , attack planes Troop Transport Group : Grupo de Transporte de Tropas ( GTT ) : Transports , troop carrying , parachutist drop Special Flight Inspection Group : Grupo Especial de Inspeção em Vôo ( GEIV ) : Calibration Special Test Flights Group : Grupo Especial de Ensaios de Vôo ( GEEV ) : Test flights Special Transport Group : Grupo de Transporte Especial ( GTE ) : VIP transport Common used designations for squadrons are : Air Transport Squadron : Esquadrão de Transporte Aéreo ( ETA ) Air Training Squadron : Esquadrão de Instrução Aérea ( EIA ) Demonstration flying team : Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea ( EDA ) ( also called `` Esquadrilha da Fumaça '' ) The Air Bases of the Brazilian Air Force are :
The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branch were merged into a single military force initially called National Air Forces in 1941. Both air branches transferred their equipment, installations and personnel to the new force. According to the Flight International (Flightglobal.com) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Brazilian Air Force has an active strength of 80.937 military personnel and operates around 566 aircraft. The Brazilian Air Force is the largest air force in the Southern Hemisphere and the second largest in the Americas after the United States Air Force.