Rovaniemi Air Base
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Rovaniemi Air Base is a major Finnish military airfield in northern Finland that serves as a key operational base for the Finnish Air Force, particularly for Arctic and northern airspace operations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
F/A-18 Hornet
ⓘ
surface form:
F-18 Hornet
|
| basedUnit |
Finnish Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Air Force fighter squadrons
Lapland Air Command ⓘ |
| climateType | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| elevationFeet | 643 ⓘ |
| elevationMetres | 196 ⓘ |
| garrison | Lapland Air Command ⓘ |
| hasApron | military apron ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
all-weather operations
ⓘ
cold-weather operations ⓘ |
| hasControl | military air traffic control ⓘ |
| hasFuelFacility | military fuel storage ⓘ |
| hasHangar | fighter aircraft hangars ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
ILS
ⓘ
NDB ⓘ VOR/DME ⓘ |
| hasRole |
NATO cooperation exercises location
ⓘ
air defence of northern Finland ⓘ key operational base for Finnish Air Force ⓘ training base ⓘ |
| hasSharedUseWith | Rovaniemi Airport ⓘ |
| IATACode | RVN ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EFRO ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Lapland ⓘ |
| locatedInNorthernPartOf | Finland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Arctic Circle ⓘ |
| location | Rovaniemi ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Rovaniemi ⓘ |
| numberOfRunways | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Finnish Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish national air defence system ⓘ |
| primaryRunwayLengthMetres | 3000 ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 03/21 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| sharesFacilitiesWith | civilian airport ⓘ |
| sharesRunwayWith | Rovaniemi Airport ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to Arctic region
ⓘ
high for northern Finland ⓘ |
| usedBy | Finnish Air Force conscripts and personnel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Arctic air operations
ⓘ
air defence ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ military aviation ⓘ northern airspace operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.