McConnell Air Force Base
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McConnell Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Kansas historically associated with strategic missile operations and now best known as a key hub for air refueling missions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
KC-135 Stratotanker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KC-46A Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentRole |
air refueling hub
ⓘ
mobility operations support base ⓘ |
| FAAcode | IAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | 22nd Air Refueling Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
strategic deterrence support
ⓘ
training and readiness ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Strategic Air Command base
ⓘ
bomber operations base ⓘ strategic missile operations base ⓘ |
| hostUnit | 22nd Air Refueling Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | IAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | KIAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Sedgwick County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Wichita, Kansas ⓘ |
| militaryBranchServed | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edwin B. McConnell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred J. McConnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas L. McConnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Wichita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Mobility Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousCommand |
Strategic Air Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
aerial refueling
ⓘ
global mobility support ⓘ |
| regionServed | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| supports |
air refueling for U.S. and allied aircraft
ⓘ
global strike operations ⓘ |
| tenantUnit |
184th Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
931st Air Refueling Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Reserve Command units ⓘ Air National Guard units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft maintenance
ⓘ
aircrew training ⓘ deployment operations ⓘ logistics support ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.