RAAF Base Edinburgh
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RAAF Base Edinburgh is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in South Australia, best known as a hub for maritime patrol, surveillance, and intelligence operations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAAF Base Edinburgh canonical | 20 |
| RAAF Base Edinburgh airfield | 1 |
| RAAF Base Edinburgh, Adelaide | 1 |
| RAAF Edinburgh Air Weapons Range (nearby associated facility) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Australian Air Force base ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Edinburgh Parks industrial estate ⓘ |
| contains |
Defence Science and Technology Group facilities
ⓘ
RAAF Base Edinburgh self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF Edinburgh Air Weapons Range (nearby associated facility)
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| elevation | 67 feet ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit RAAF
ⓘ
No. 10 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 11 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 24 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 292 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 92 Wing Air Mobility Squadron ⓘ No. 92 Wing RAAF ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare support
ⓘ
intelligence operations ⓘ maritime patrol operations ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ surveillance operations ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 18/36 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayUse | military ⓘ |
| hostsAircraftType |
AP-3C Orion
ⓘ
RQ-4 Global Hawk ⓘ
surface form:
MQ-4C Triton (planned)
Boeing P-8 Poseidon ⓘ
surface form:
P-8A Poseidon
|
| hostsCapability |
maritime patrol aircraft operations
ⓘ
unmanned aerial surveillance ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | YPED ⓘ |
| isHomeBaseOf | RAAF P-8A Poseidon fleet ⓘ |
| isMajorBaseFor |
Royal Australian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol fleet
|
| locatedNear | Adelaide ⓘ |
| location |
Elizabeth, South Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Salisbury, South Australia
Edinburgh, South Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | suburb of Edinburgh, South Australia ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Defence Force ⓘ |
| previouslyUsedFor | RAAF aircraft research and development ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific approaches to Australia ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| roleInDefence |
hub for Australian maritime domain awareness
ⓘ
support to border protection operations ⓘ support to coalition maritime operations ⓘ |
| runwayLength | 2442 metres ⓘ |
| state | South Australia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
ⓘ
Defence Science and Technology Group ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RAAF Edinburgh Air Weapons Range (nearby associated facility)
this entity surface form:
RAAF Base Edinburgh airfield
subject surface form:
Royal Australian Regiment
this entity surface form:
RAAF Base Edinburgh, Adelaide