Uruguaiana Uruguaiana Airport, Rio Grande do Sul

[ Civilian Airport ]

Used to perform only one launch of a stratospheric balloon during the total eclipse of Sun in 1966.


Quixerabomim Fazenda Normal, Quixerabomim, Ceara

[ Farm ]

Used to perform stratospheric balloon launches between end of the 70's decade and 1982. Estimated number of flights done there: 15


Nova Ponte Alegrete Airport, Rio Grande do Sul

[ Civilian airport ]

Used as stratospheric balloon launch base only during the total eclipse of 1966. Total number of launches performed there: 3


Nova Ponte Nova Ponte Airport, Minas Gerais

[ Tiny civilian airport ]

Used as stratospheric balloon launch base only during the MASCO telescope campaign in 2003 and 2004. Total number of launches performed there: 2


IPMET Bauru Balloon Launch Group - IPMET, Baurú, Sao Paulo

[ Permanent scientific station ]

Active for small size stratospheric balloon launches. Operative from 1991. Estimated number of launches performed there: 50


Cachoeira Paulista Balloon Launch Sector Facility, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo

[ Permanent launch facility ]

Still active for balloon launches. Main Brazil's operative base from 1982. Estimated number of launches performed there: 30


Birigui airport Birigui Airport, Sao Paulo

[ Civilian airport]

Active for stratospheric balloon launches very sporadically in late 80's. Estimated number of launches performed there: 4


Pocos de Caldas airport Poços de Caldas Municipal Airport, Minas Gerais

[ Civilian airport]

Active for stratospheric balloon launches sporadically during the 80's. Estimated number of launches performed there: 4


Juazeiro do Norte airport Cariri Regional Airport, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará

[ Civilian airport]

Used for stratospheric balloon launches in 1979 and then again in late 90's. Estimated number of launches performed there: 10


INPE Sao Jose dos Campos National Institute of Space Research, Sao Jose dos Campos

[ Permanent scientific facility ]

Used as the main balloon launch base between 1973 and 1982. Estimated number of launches performed there: 40


Timon Airport Domingos Rego Airport, Timón, Maranhao

[ Civilian airport ]

Still active, for stratospheric balloon launches from 2004. Estimated number of launches performed there: 14


Uberaba Airport Uberaba Airport, Minas Gerais

[ Civilian airport ]

Active for stratospheric balloon launches sporadically in early 80's. Estimated number of launches performed there: 4


UFSM Campus Federal University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul

[ University Campus ]

Used as balloon launch site during a single campaign in 2006. Total number of launches performed there: 2