Aeroporto de Beja

Beja , Beja

portugal Portugal










Satellite and aerial maps of Beja (BA11) with nearby locations


Nearby locationsKmBearing
Beja helipad , Beja 4.8103
Barragem de Alqueva , Beja 40.7069CIAL
Herdade da Brava , Beja 49.5146LPHB
Evora , Evora 51.5003LPEV
Ourique heliport , Beja 53.0209
Grandola heliport , Setubal 55.2288



  Beja (BA11)


1964 to present

38° 4' 4.5'' N     7° 55' 45'' W
4.8nm NW of Beja, Beja, Beja
ICAO: LPBJ IATA: BYJ Local: BA11
Elevation: 636 feet


Opened in the mid 1960s, to serve as a fair-weather training base for Luftwaffe G91s (and later Alpha Jets) and their crews, Beja was handed back to the Portuguese Air Force and became BA-11 Beja, at the end of 1993. Its remote location makes it ideal as a NATO training and deployment base, as well as being home to PAF units - the first arrived in 1987, with 3 more following in 1993.
The base also hosts the alternate Centre for Reporting and Control (CRC), known as the Standby Operational Facility (SOF), callsign Zanaga. This provides training for CRC operators and is regularly activated, particularly during the annual Real Thaw series of NATO exercises.



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  List of units at Beja (BA11)




Years Unit
1993-    Esq 552AW119Kx Koala, Alouette III,





  Beja (BA11) News


HOT BLADE 2021

HOT BLADE 2021

07-Jul-21 - European Defence Agency (EDA) 15th edition of the Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP) Hot Blade 21 (HB21) took place in Beja, Portugal in June with the participation of 21 aircraft from Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Slovenia and Portugal #HOTBLADE
Portugal Retired Alouette III

Portugal Retired Alouette III

29-Jun-20 - Portuguese Air Force retired the Alouette III helicopter after 57 years of service and 300,000 flight hours. They were replaced by the Leonardo AW119Kx Koala
First Two AW119Kx Delivered to Portugal

First Two AW119Kx Delivered to Portugal

22-Feb-19 - Portugal’s Air Force received the first two of five AW119Kx in a ceremony held at Beja Air Base. Rest will followed on early 2020. The new helicopter is replacing the Alouette III in service since 1960s #Delivery
Hot Blade 2018 in Portugal

Hot Blade 2018 in Portugal

08-May-18 - Portugal hosting for 4th time the European Defence Agency (EDA) helicopter exercise Hot Blade. 12th edition take place at Beja May 7-23 with Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia and the Netherlands


  Operations at Beja (BA11)


Dates Operation
07-jun-2323-jun-23 Hot Blade 2023
16-jun-2130-jun-21 Hot Blade 2021
07-may-1823-may-18 Hot Blade 2018
21-feb-1604-mar-16 Exercise Real Thaw 2016






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