RAF Ascension Island
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RAF Ascension Island is a British military airbase on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, serving as a strategic refuelling and staging point for UK and allied air operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Ascension | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
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military air base ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Royal Air Force Air Command ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 85 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| garrison |
Royal Air Force personnel
ⓘ
civilian contractors ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
RAF Ascension Island
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surface form:
RAF Ascension
Wideawake Airfield ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
air traffic control tower
ⓘ
fuel storage facilities ⓘ long runway suitable for wide-body aircraft ⓘ navigation aids ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
accommodation for personnel
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aircraft parking aprons ⓘ fuel hydrant system ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ |
| hasRole |
aeromedical evacuation staging point
ⓘ
forward operating base ⓘ logistics hub ⓘ |
| IATACode | ASI ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | FHAW ⓘ |
| location |
Ascension Island
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South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| near |
Ascension Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgetown, Ascension Island
|
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ⓘ |
| region | South Atlantic ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 13/31 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| sharedUse | Wideawake Airfield ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
refuelling point for trans-Atlantic flights
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staging base for operations in the South Atlantic ⓘ support to UK overseas territories ⓘ support to operations in Africa ⓘ |
| supports |
NATO and allied transit flights
ⓘ
UK airbridge routes between Europe and the South Atlantic ⓘ flights to and from the Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC−01:00 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
allied air forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air-to-air refuelling operations
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emergency diversion airfield ⓘ staging point for long-range flights ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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RAF Ascension Island
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this entity surface form:
RAF Ascension