RAF Mount Pleasant

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RAF Mount Pleasant is a major Royal Air Force station in the Falkland Islands that serves as the territory’s primary military base and main air gateway to the outside world.

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Label Occurrences
RAF Mount Pleasant canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
military air base
continent South America
surface form: South America (geopolitical region)
country United Kingdom
garrison British Forces South Atlantic Islands
hasAirlineService charter flights
military transport flights
hasFacility air traffic control tower
cargo facilities
fuel storage
hardened aircraft shelters
helicopter pads
medical centre
military accommodation
passenger terminal
radar installations
recreational facilities
search and rescue facilities
hasTransportConnection road link to Stanley
IATA code MPN
ICAO code EGYP
location East Falkland
Falkland Islands
near Stanley, Falkland Islands
operator Royal Air Force
role main air gateway of the Falkland Islands
primary military base of the Falkland Islands
runway 03/21
10/28
runwayCount 2
runwaySurface asphalt
strategicImportance protects UK interests in South Atlantic
supports defence of Falkland Islands
supportsOperation air defence of Falkland Islands
logistic support to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
maritime patrol
timezone FKST
usedBy British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
civilian airlines

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

East Falkland hasMilitaryBase RAF Mount Pleasant
No. 1312 Flight RAF garrison RAF Mount Pleasant