Payerne Air Base
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Payerne Air Base is a major Swiss military airfield in the canton of Vaud that serves as one of the principal operating bases of the Swiss Air Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Payerne Air Base canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 490 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasApproachType |
instrument approach
ⓘ
visual approach ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
fuel storage ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ operations center ⓘ radar installations ⓘ runway arresting systems ⓘ simulator facilities ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | ZHI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | LSMP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 05/23
ⓘ
Runway 11/29 ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Swiss Air Force fighter squadrons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
support units of the Swiss Air Force ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
F-5 Tiger II squadrons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F/A-18 Hornet squadrons ⓘ Patrouille Suisse (display team, at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Payerne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
western Switzerland
|
| near |
Fribourg canton border
ⓘ
Lake Neuchâtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss Air Force base network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | military aviation ⓘ |
| role |
air defense operations base
ⓘ
principal operating base of the Swiss Air Force ⓘ quick reaction alert base ⓘ training base ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
Runway 05/23 approximately 2800 m
ⓘ
Runway 11/29 approximately 2800 m ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy | Swiss Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air policing
ⓘ
aircraft maintenance ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ military exercises ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
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