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.

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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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Finnish Air Force airBase Rovaniemi Air Base