Port Stanley Airport
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Port Stanley Airport is a small airfield on the Falkland Islands that gained prominence as the focal point of British long-range bombing raids during the 1982 Falklands War.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
airport ⓘ |
| country | Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
23 metres
ⓘ
75 feet ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Stanley Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | focal point of British bombing campaign in 1982 ⓘ |
| hasIATAcode | PSY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasICAOcode | SFAL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOperator | Falkland Islands Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | main airfield on the Falkland Islands before Mount Pleasant Airport opened ⓘ |
| hasRunway | 08/26 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTimezone | FKST ⓘ |
| hasType |
military airport
ⓘ
public airport ⓘ |
| hasUTCOffset | UTC−3 ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Port Stanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | East Falkland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility | Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| servesCity | Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfter1986 | primarily domestic and military support airfield ⓘ |
| usedFor |
charter flights
ⓘ
domestic flights ⓘ military operations ⓘ search and rescue operations ⓘ |
| wasCapturedBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapturedDuring | 1982 Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedBy | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedDuring | 1982 Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasTargetedBy | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf |
British long-range bombing raids
ⓘ
Operation Black Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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