Bergstrom Air Force Base
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Bergstrom Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation near Austin, Texas, that later became the site of the city's main commercial airport.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
former military installation ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | City of Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedBy | Base Realignment and Closure Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | civilian airport ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | approximately 542 feet ⓘ |
| garrison |
12th Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
27th Fighter Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 30th Air Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 340th Bombardment Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 602d Tactical Air Control Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 75th Air Base Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 924th Fighter Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 924th Tactical Airlift Group NERFINISHED ⓘ 924th Tactical Fighter Group NERFINISHED ⓘ AFRES units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRunway |
runway 12R/30L
ⓘ
runway 17L/35R ⓘ |
| hostedAircraft |
B-52 Stratofortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F-16 Fighting Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ KC-135 Stratotanker NERFINISHED ⓘ RF-4C Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
Texas ⓘ Travis County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | John Augustine Earl Bergstrom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Austin city center ⓘ |
| notableFor | transition from military base to major commercial airport site ⓘ |
| openedAs | Del Valle Army Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Strategic Air Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamed |
Bergstrom Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bergstrom Army Air Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| siteNowUsedAs | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| successorFacility | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airlift operations
ⓘ
reconnaissance operations ⓘ strategic bomber operations ⓘ tactical fighter operations ⓘ |
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