Thornhill Air Base

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Air Force of Zimbabwe installation military air base

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

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	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 NERFINISHED →
locatedInCountryCapitalRegion	no →
locatedNear	Gweru →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
nearbyCity	Gweru →
operator	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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gweru →	hasAirport
Gweru →	hasMilitaryFacility