RAAF Base Tindal

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RAAF Base Tindal is a major Royal Australian Air Force base in Australia’s Northern Territory that serves as a key operational hub for air combat and regional defence.

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RAAF Base Tindal canonical 6
RAAF housing and support precinct 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Australian Air Force base
military air base
branch Royal Australian Air Force
country Australia
distanceFrom approximately 15 km southeast of Katherine
approximately 320 km southeast of Darwin
function air defence of northern Australia
air-to-air refuelling support
maritime patrol support
strike operations
garrison No. 17 Squadron RAAF
No. 2 Squadron AFC
surface form: No. 2 Squadron Detachment (historical/rotational)

No. 452 Squadron RAAF ONNED1
No. 75 Squadron RAAF
governingBody Department of Defence (Australia)
surface form: Australian Department of Defence
hasCategory Military installations in the Northern Territory
Royal Australian Air Force bases
hasFacility RAAF Base Tindal self-linksurface differs
surface form: RAAF housing and support precinct

ammunition storage area
fuel storage facilities
hardened aircraft shelters
long military runway
hostsUnitType air base support squadron
air traffic control unit
fighter squadron
IATACode KTR
ICAOCode YPTN
locatedIn Australia
location Northern Territory
near Katherine, Northern Territory
namedAfter Wing Commander Archibald Tindal
operator Royal Australian Air Force
partOf Royal Australian Air Force northern basing network
primaryAircraftType Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
surface form: F-35A Lightning II

F/A-18 Hornet
surface form: F/A-18A/B Hornet (historical)
primaryRunwayOrientation 14/32
regionServed Indo-Pacific region
surface form: Indo-Pacific

northern Australia
surface form: Northern Australia
role air combat operations
forward operating base
regional defence
training
runwaySurface asphalt
strategicImportance key northern air base for Australia
supports operations into Indo-Pacific region
timezone Australian Central Standard Time
usedBy Royal Australian Air Force
United States Air Force
surface form: United States Air Force (rotational deployments)
usedFor deployment of visiting fighter and bomber aircraft
joint exercises with allied air forces

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

Katherine hasNearbyRAAFBase RAAF Base Tindal
No. 81 Wing RAAF garrison RAAF Base Tindal
Katherine, Northern Territory hasAirport RAAF Base Tindal
RAAF Base Tindal hasFacility RAAF Base Tindal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: RAAF housing and support precinct
Katherine Airport sharesFacilitiesWith RAAF Base Tindal