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air base

aerodrome used by a military force for the operation of military aircraft
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air base

Summary

air base is a type of military area[1]. It draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_military_area category, ranking #4 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • air base's instance of is recorded as type of military area[3].
  • air base is a type of aerodrome[4].
  • air base is a type of military base[5].
  • air base's Commons category is recorded as Military airports[6].
  • air base's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Military airbases[7].
  • air base's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as military=airfield[8].
  • air base's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • air base's different from is recorded as airbase annex[10].
  • air base's different from is recorded as airport[11].
  • air base's has list is recorded as list of military airbases[12].

Body

Definition and Type

air base's instance of is recorded as type of military area[3]. Recorded subclass of include aerodrome[4] and military base[5].

Why It Matters

air base draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_military_area category, ranking #4 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → list of military airbases
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → aerodrome, military base
    Instance of → type of military area
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9829, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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