Air Force Base Waterkloof (nearby)
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Air Force Base Waterkloof is a major South African Air Force installation near Centurion, serving as a key air transport and strategic operations hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Force Base Waterkloof (nearby) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| elevation | 1506 m ⓘ |
| garrison |
21 Squadron SAAF
ⓘ
28 Squadron SAAF ⓘ 41 Squadron SAAF ⓘ 44 Squadron SAAF ⓘ 60 Squadron SAAF ⓘ |
| hasAircraftType |
Boeing 737
ⓘ
Cessna Citation ⓘ Dassault Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
Dassault Falcon 50
Falcon 900 ⓘ
surface form:
Dassault Falcon 900
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ Pilatus PC-12 ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
support of government VIP flights
ⓘ
support of international deployments ⓘ support of presidential transport ⓘ training operations ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | WKF ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | FAWK ⓘ |
| hosts |
VIP transport aircraft
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centurion
ⓘ
Gauteng ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| near |
Johannesburg, South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria
|
| nearby |
Centurion Golf Estate
ⓘ
N1 highway ⓘ R21 highway ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
landing of aircraft carrying former president Nelson Mandela after his release
ⓘ
use during international peacekeeping deployments by South Africa ⓘ |
| operator | South African Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armed Forces of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
South African National Defence Force
|
| primaryRunwayDesignation | 01/19 ⓘ |
| role |
VIP transport base
ⓘ
air transport hub ⓘ strategic operations hub ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| secondaryRunwayDesignation | 06/24 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
disaster relief operations
ⓘ
humanitarian relief operations ⓘ logistics support ⓘ military airlift ⓘ state visits ⓘ strategic air transport ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.