Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso
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| Cachimbo Airbase Base Aérea do Cachimbo |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: SBCC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Brazilian Air Force | ||
| Location | Serra do Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,762 ft / 537 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 2,602 | 8,537 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1] | |||
Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso is a large Brazilian military complex and Air Force Base, located in Serra do Cachimbo in southern Pará. With an area of 21.6 thousand km² and perimeter of 653 km, it is comparable in size to the Brazilian state of Sergipe. It is within this military area that the Brazilian military maintains an underground nuclear test site[2] and missile range[3].
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for SBCC at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ WMD Facilities: Cachimbo Test Site
- ^ Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso: Operações
[edit] External links
- Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso Official Air Force website
- Current weather for SBCC at NOAA/NWS
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