Recife Air Force Base

Air base of the Brazilian Air Force

For the civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.

Recife Air Force Base

Base Aérea de Recife

Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil

A Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress on display at Recife in 2020

Site information
Type| Air Force Base
Code| BARF
Owner| Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by|  Brazilian Air Force
Open to
the public| No
Website| www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/46/BASE AÉREA DE RECIFE
Location

SBRF

Location in Brazil

Coordinates| 08°07′35″S 034°55′22″W﻿ / ﻿8.12639°S 34.92278°W﻿ / -8.12639; -34.92278
Site history
In use| 1941-2024
Garrison information
Current
commander| Cel. Av. Isaac Cordeiro da Fonseca Neto
Airfield information
Identifiers| IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF, LID: PE0001
Elevation| 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
| Runways

Direction | Length and surface
18/36 | 2,751 metres (9,026 ft) Asphalt
Source: DECEA[1]

Base Aérea do Recife – BARF (IATA: REC, ICAO: SBRF) was a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Recife, Brazil.

It shared some facilities with Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport.

## History

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Recife Air Force Base was created on 24 July 1941 by Decree 3,459.[2]

The Air Force Base was decommissioned on July 24, 2024.[3]

## Units

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Since January 2017, there were no permanent flying units assigned to Recife Air Force Base. Whenever needed, the aerodrome is used as a support facility to other air units of the Brazilian Air Force, Navy and Army.

### Former units

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May 1969–January 2018: 2nd Squadron of Air Transportation (2°ETA) Pastor. The squadron was moved to Natal Air Force Base.[4]

## Access

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The base was located 14 km from downtown Recife.

## Accidents and incidents

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* 28 July 1968: a United States Air Force Douglas C-124C Globemaster II registration 51–5178, flying from Paramaribo-Zanderij to Recife, while on approach to land at Recife, flew into a 1890 feet high hill 80 km away from Recife. The 10 occupants died.[5]
* 21 December 1969: a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules registration FAB-2450 crashed shortly after takeoff. All 7 occupants died.[6]
* 23 October 1992: a Brazilian Air Force Embraer C-95 Bandeirante registration FAB-2243 crashed in the vicinity of the Base while operating on a low level display flight. All 5 occupants died.[7]

## Gallery

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This gallery displays aircraft that have been based at Fortaleza. The gallery is not comprehensive.

* Douglas C-47 Dakota

* Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (FAB)

* Embraer C-97 Brasília (FAB)

* Cessna C-98A Caravan (FAB)

## See also

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* Aviation portal
* Brazil portal

* List of Brazilian military bases
* Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport

## References

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1. ^ "Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (SBRF)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
2. ^ Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica (2005). História Geral da Aeronáutica Brasileira: após o término da Segunda Guerra Mundial até a posse do Dr. Juscelino Kubitschek como Presidente da República (1946–1956) (in Portuguese). Vol. 4\. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER. pp. 125–135.
3. ^ "Base Aérea de Recife (PE) é oficialmente desativa e incorporada ao CINDACTA III". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. ^ "2º ETA – Esquadrão Pastor". Spotter (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
5. ^ "Accident description 51-5178". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
6. ^ "Accident description FAB-2450". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
7. ^ "Accident description FAB-2243". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

## External links

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* Airport information for SBRF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
* Current weather for SBRF at NOAA/NWS
* Accident history for REC at Aviation Safety Network

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