Šiauliai Air Base

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Šiauliai Air Base is a major Lithuanian military airfield that serves as a key NATO hub for regional air defense and operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Šiauliai Air Base canonical 4
Šiauliai International Airport 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
military air base
alliance NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
country Lithuania
garrison Lithuanian Air Force units
rotational NATO fighter detachments
hasCategory Air force installations of Lithuania
NATO installations in Lithuania
hasFacility air traffic control tower
fuel storage facilities
hardened aircraft shelters
logistics and support buildings
maintenance hangars
military barracks
munitions storage areas
hasIATACode SQQ
hasICAOCode EYSA
hasNearbyCity Šiauliai
hasPrimaryFunction air policing
hasRunway 08L/26R
08R/26L
hasSecondaryFunction airlift operations
training and exercises
locatedIn northern Lithuania
Šiauliai
Šiauliai County
locatedOnContinent Europe
operator Lithuanian Air Force
partOf Lithuanian Armed Forces
role NATO air policing
surface form: NATO air policing hub

military transport base
regional air defense base
runwaySurface asphalt
securityRole protection of Baltic airspace
strategicImportance key NATO hub in the Baltic region
primary NATO air base in Lithuania
timezone Eastern European Time
timezoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
usedBy Lithuanian Air Force
NATO
usedByDuringPeacetime rotational NATO air contingents
usedFor Baltic Air Policing
surface form: Baltic Air Policing mission

air defense operations
fighter aircraft deployment
logistics support
training flights

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baltic Air Policing location Šiauliai Air Base
Baltic Air Policing usesFacility Šiauliai Air Base
Lithuanian Air Force garrison Šiauliai Air Base
Lithuanian Air Force operates Šiauliai Air Base
Šiauliai County hasTransportHub Šiauliai Air Base
this entity surface form: Šiauliai International Airport