Thornhill Air Base

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Thornhill Air Base is a major Zimbabwean Air Force installation located near the city of Gweru.

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Thornhill Air Base canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Air Force of Zimbabwe installation
military air base
country Zimbabwe
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1420 metres
formerlyUsedBy Rhodesian Air Force
Royal Air Force
garrison Zimbabwe Defence Forces
surface form: Air Force of Zimbabwe
hasFunction air defence
logistics support
training
hasInfrastructure ammunition storage facilities
control tower
fuel storage facilities
hangars
maintenance facilities
personnel accommodation
runway lighting
hasRole primary fighter base of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
training base of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
hasRunway Runway 13/31
hasUnit No. 2 Squadron Air Force of Zimbabwe
No. 4 Squadron Air Force of Zimbabwe
No. 6 Squadron Air Force of Zimbabwe
Pilot Training School Air Force of Zimbabwe
hosts fighter aircraft
training aircraft
transport aircraft
IATAcode GWE
ICAOcode FVTL
locatedIn Gweru
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Midlands Province
locatedInCountryCapitalRegion no
locatedNear Gweru
locatedOnContinent Africa
nearbyCity Gweru
operator Zimbabwe Defence Forces
surface form: Air Force of Zimbabwe
partOf Zimbabwe Defence Forces
runwayLength approximately 2400 metres
runwaySurface asphalt
timezone Central Africa Time
usedBy Zimbabwe
usedFor aircraft maintenance
fighter operations
military aviation
pilot training
UTCoffset +2

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Gweru hasAirport Thornhill Air Base
Gweru hasMilitaryFacility Thornhill Air Base
FVTL ICAOCodeFor Thornhill Air Base