Gando Air Base
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Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Air Force installation
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military air base → |
| belongsToBranch |
Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
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| coordinatesRegion |
air defense of Canary Islands
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| country |
Spain
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| garrison |
46th Wing
NERFINISHED
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Canary Islands Air Command units → |
| hasCapability |
24/7 alert operations
→
air policing → search and rescue support → |
| hasClimate |
subtropical semi-arid
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| hasFunction |
staging point for operations in West Africa region
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support base for humanitarian missions in Atlantic and African regions → |
| hasInfrastructure |
command and control facilities
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hangars → maintenance facilities → military aprons → |
| hasRole |
air defense
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maritime surveillance → quick reaction alert → |
| hasRunwaySurface |
asphalt
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| hosts |
fighter aircraft
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maritime patrol aircraft → search and rescue helicopters → transport aircraft → |
| ICAOCodeSharedWith |
GCLP
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| locatedNear |
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Telde → |
| locatedOn |
eastern coast of Gran Canaria
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| location |
Atlantic Ocean
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Canary Islands → Gran Canaria → |
| nearBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
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| operator |
Spanish Air and Space Force
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
Province of Las Palmas
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| serves |
Spanish Air and Space Force
NERFINISHED
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| sharesFacilitiesWith |
Gran Canaria Airport
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| strategicImportance |
key base for Atlantic approaches to Europe
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key base for defense of Canary Islands → |
| timezone |
Western European Time
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| timezoneDST |
Western European Summer Time
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| usedBy |
NATO allied aircraft (occasionally)
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Spanish Navy aircraft (occasionally) → |
| usedFor |
NATO-related operations
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military air operations → support to civil aviation → |
| usesRunwaysOf |
Gran Canaria Airport
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Spanish Air Force
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airBase |