Williams Air Force Base
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Williams Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force training installation in Arizona that played a major role in pilot instruction before its closure and conversion to a civilian airport.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Williams AFB
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Williams Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateClosed | 1993-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOpened | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| elevation | 1380 ft ⓘ |
| garrison |
3525th Pilot Training Wing
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37th Flying Training Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 78th Flying Training Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 82d Fighter Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 82d Flying Training Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Arizona
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Installations of the United States Air Force in Arizona ⓘ Military installations closed in 1993 ⓘ World War II airfields in the United States ⓘ |
| hasFAAcode | CHD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIATAcode | CHD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasICAOcode | KCHD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedAircraftType |
F-86 Sabre
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ⓘ
P-40 Warhawk NERFINISHED ⓘ T-37 Tweet NERFINISHED ⓘ T-38 Talon NERFINISHED ⓘ T-6 Texan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maricopa County, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Phoenix metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chandler, Arizona
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Gilbert, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesa, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sonoran Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles L. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Education and Training Command
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Air Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Base Realignment and Closure 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | pilot training ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
Arizona State University Polytechnic campus
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Chandler-Gilbert Community College Williams Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingRole |
advanced pilot training
ⓘ
undergraduate pilot training ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | UTC−07:00 ⓘ |
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