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Andrews Air Force Base

U.S. airbase merged in 2009 to become an element of Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington
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Andrews Air Force Base

Summary

Andrews Air Force Base is an air base[1].

Key Facts

  • Andrews Air Force Base is located in Prince George's County[2].
  • Andrews Air Force Base is in the country of United States[3].
  • Andrews Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base[4].
  • Andrews Air Force Base is operated by United States Air Force[5].
  • Frank Maxwell Andrews is named after Andrews Air Force Base[6].
  • Andrews Air Force Base is part of Joint Base Andrews[7].
  • Andrews Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Joint Base Andrews[8].
  • April 19, 1943 marks the founding of Andrews Air Force Base[9].
  • Andrews Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.8047174, 'longitude': -76.8762925, 'precision': 0.000277778}[10].
  • Andrews Air Force Base's official name is recorded as Andrews Air Force Base[11].
  • Andrews Air Force Base's date of official opening is recorded as May 2, 1943[12].
  • Andrews Air Force Base's different from is recorded as Joint Base Andrews[13].
  • Andrews Air Force Base sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+85'}[14].
  • Andrews Air Force Base sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+82'}[15].

Body

Geography

Andrews Air Force Base is in the country of United States[3]. It is located in Prince George's County[2]. It is part of Joint Base Andrews[7].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+85'}[14] and {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+82'}[15].

Designation and Status

Andrews Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base[4].

History and Context

April 19, 1943 marks the founding of Andrews Air Force Base[9]. Frank Maxwell Andrews is named after it[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . jba.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . National Archives Identifier. Retrieved . jba.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . jba.af.mil. Retrieved . jba.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . jba.af.mil. Retrieved . jba.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . jba.af.mil. Retrieved . jba.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . National Archives Identifier. Retrieved . jba.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . jba.af.mil. Retrieved . jba.af.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikidata description → U.S. airbase merged in 2009 to become an element of Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air
    Open library subject id → place:andrews_air_force_base_(md.), andrews_air_force_base_(md.)
    Instagram location id → 244103393
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