Rissala Air Base

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Finnish Air Force base military air base

Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish Air Force base ⓘ
military air base ⓘ
basedAircraftType F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
surface form: F-18 Hornet

fighter aircraft ⓘ
basedUnit Karelian Air Command ⓘ
coLocatedWith Kuopio Airport ⓘ
country Finland ⓘ
distanceTo about 14 km north of Kuopio city centre ⓘ
elevation 1060 ft ⓘ
323 m ⓘ
garrison Karelian Air Command ⓘ
hasCivilTerminal yes ⓘ
hasControlTower yes ⓘ
hasIATAcode KUO ⓘ
hasICAOcode EFKU ⓘ
hasMilitaryApron yes ⓘ
hasNavigationAid ILS ⓘ
hasRole air defence of eastern Finland ⓘ
support to civil air traffic in Kuopio region ⓘ
hasRunway Runway 15/33 ⓘ
locatedBy Lake Kallavesi ⓘ
locatedIn Siilinjärvi ⓘ
locatedInPartOf eastern Finland ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northern Savonia ⓘ
locatedNear Kuopio ⓘ
opened 20th century ⓘ
operator Finnish Air Force ⓘ
partOf Finnish Air Force base network ⓘ
runwayLength 2600 m ⓘ
runwaySurface asphalt ⓘ
sharesFacilitiesWith Kuopio Airport ⓘ
timezone EET ⓘ
timezoneDST EEST ⓘ
usedFor civil aviation ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
training flights ⓘ
usesRunwayOf Kuopio Airport ⓘ

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

Finnish Air Force → airBase → Rissala Air Base ⓘ
Karelian Air Command → operatesFrom → Rissala Air Base ⓘ