RAAF Curtin
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RAAF Curtin is a remote Royal Australian Air Force base and airfield in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, used primarily for military and strategic operations.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force base
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceFromSettlement | approximately 40 km south-west of Derby ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 27 metres
ⓘ
about 89 feet ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 13 Squadron RAAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 24 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicCharacteristic |
remote location
ⓘ
sparsely populated area ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
support long-range air operations
ⓘ
support maritime patrol operations ⓘ support surveillance operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
aprons
ⓘ
limited support facilities ⓘ single main runway ⓘ taxiways ⓘ |
| IATACode | DCN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | YCIN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north-west coast of Australia ⓘ |
| location |
Kimberley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Curtin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Air Force northern bare base network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
enhance defence of northern Australia
ⓘ
provide contingency operating base for RAAF aircraft ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Derby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | bare base ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 13/31 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| runwayType | paved runway ⓘ |
| status |
maintained for contingency operations
ⓘ
usually not permanently staffed ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
forward deployment location for RAAF aircraft
ⓘ
northern Australian air defence ⓘ |
| use |
forward operating base
ⓘ
military operations ⓘ strategic operations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Defence Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Derby, Western Australia