Canoas Air Force Base

IATA QNSICAO SBCOMedium airport

Canoas Air Force Base is a medium airport near Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is listed as IATA QNS and ICAO SBCO. The airport is located at -29.9459° / -51.1444° at an elevation of 8 m (26 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,751 m. The nearest airport is Full Gauge Helipad, 3.0 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Canoas Air Force Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Canoas Air Force Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`QNS`
ICAO code	`SBCO`
Local code	`RS9002`
Identifier	`SBCO`
Type	Medium airport
City	Porto Alegre
Region	Rio Grande do Sul
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	-29.94593, -51.14441
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	29° 56′ 45.34″ S 51° 08′ 39.89″ W
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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