Andrews Air Force Base
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Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Air Force District of Washington
ⓘ
Air Mobility Command ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | 280 feet ⓘ |
| formerName | Camp Springs Army Air Field ⓘ |
| garrison |
113th Wing
ⓘ
316th Wing ⓘ 89th Airlift Wing ⓘ Air Force District of Washington ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
VIP transport hub
ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ training ⓘ |
| hasRole |
home base of Air Force One
ⓘ
home base of aircraft supporting senior U.S. government officials ⓘ home base of aircraft supporting the President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasSecurityRole | protection of U.S. national leadership ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
113th Wing
ⓘ
surface form:
113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard
89th Airlift Wing ⓘ Air Force One (VC-25 variant) ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force One fleet
Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) support elements ⓘ |
| IATACode |
KADW
ⓘ
surface form:
ADW
|
| ICAOCode | KADW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
Prince George's County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frank Maxwell Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Camp Springs, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clinton, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Joint Base Andrews
ⓘ
National Capital Region defense infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
air defense of the National Capital Region ⓘ executive airlift ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| serves |
President of the United States
ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ senior U.S. government officials ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air National Guard
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic flights
ⓘ
international flights ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
SAM 27000