Pearls Airport

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Pearls Airport is a former airfield in Grenada that gained historical significance as a key objective seized by U.S. forces during the 1983 invasion known as Operation Urgent Fury.

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Pearls Airport canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
former airport
alsoKnownAs Pearls Airfield
surface form: Pearls Aerodrome

Pearls Airfield
captureDate 1983-10-25
capturedBy United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States forces
closureReason superseded by Point Salines International Airport
continent North America
country Grenada
currentUse limited local and non-aviation uses
defendedBy Cuban personnel
Grenadian forces
elevation approximately 10 meters
hadAircraftPresent Cuban aircraft
hasIATAcode GND
hasICAOcode TGPZ
historicalEvent Operation Urgent Fury
locatedIn Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada
locatedNear Grenville, Grenada
locatedOn east coast of Grenada
partOf transport infrastructure of Grenada
region Caribbean
replacedBy Point Salines International Airport
runwaySurface asphalt
servedCity Grenville, Grenada
significanceIn 1983 United States invasion of Grenada
status closed
usedAs civil airport
military airfield
usedDuringConflict Cold War era

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Urgent Fury airborneAssaultOn Pearls Airport