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| ICAO Code | SBYS/QPS |
| Last Validated | Sep 2006 |
| City | Pirassununga, SP |
| Position | 21°59'04"S 047°20'05"W |
| Runway(s) | 02L/20R, 02C/20C, 02R/20L |
| Elevation | 1968 ft |
Pirassununga, also known as Campo Fontenelle, houses the Air Force Academy (AFA). It is a huge complex with little possibilities to see anything from outside apart from the aircraft flying circuits.
The airbase has three parallel runways. On the west side, the Tucanos are based using runways 02L/20R and 02C/20C. The eastern part is populated by the T-25 fleet using runway 02R/20L. The base is therefore divided in two halves, there is no taxiway to connect both sides. Just to the south west of the airbase there is a small aerodrome.
Absolutely no point in driving around it to reach the northern approach. You will not even get near. The vast complex has complete villages on it to house the cadets and officers.
The airfield is situated east of Pirassununga, north of regional road SP-225. The village itself is about 120km north of Campinas in São Paulo province.
| 121.900 | Ground |
| 118.300 / 122.800 | Tower (academia) |
| 120.100 / 122.400 | Approach (academia) |
| 130.700 | Operations |
| Academia da Força Aérea | C-95, UH-50, U-42 |
| Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea 'Fumaça' | T-27 |
| 1°EIA | T-27 |
| 2°EIA | T-25A/C |
| Clube de Vôo a Vela | G-180, U-19, TZ-13, Z-15, Z-16, Z-20 |
| Clube de Ultra-Leves | T-8A/B |
| 4598 | AT-26 |
| 4413 | F-8 (Meteor F8) |
| 1737 | T-23 |
| 1870 | T-25A, at HQ AFA |
| 1718 | T-6 |
| 4328 | TF-33 |
| Order of battle |
| Anápolis | |
| Barbacena - Maj.Bgd.Doorgal Borges | |
| Belo Horizonte - Pampulha/C.D. de Andrade | |
| Brasilia - Pres.Juscelino Kubitschek Intl | |
| Campo Grande | |
| Canoas | |
| Curitiba-Bacacheri | |
| Dos Afonsos - Campo delio Jardim de Mattos | |
| Florianópolis - Hercilio Luz | |
| Fortaleza - Pinto Martins Intl | |
| Guaratinguetá | |
| Ilha do Terrapleno de Leste | |
| Ladário - Base Fluvial | |
| Lagoa Santa | |
| Pirassununga - Campo Fontenelle | |
| Rio de Janeiro-Galeão/Antônio Carlos Jobim Intl | |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont/Jóia Rara | |
| Salvador-Deputado Luis Eduardo Magelhaes | |
| Santa Cruz-Bartolomeu de Gusmão | |
| Santos | |
| São José dos Campos-Prof Urbano Ernesto Stumpf | |
| São Paulo - Congonhas | |
| São Paulo - Guarulhos/Gov. André Franco Mororo | |
| São Paulo-Marte | |
| São Pedro da Aldeia | |
| Taubaté-Base de Aviação | |
| Vilhena |
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