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Chanute Air Force Base

former United States Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois, United States
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Summary

Chanute Air Force Base is a military base[1]. It draws 595 Wikipedia views per month (military_base category, ranking #75 of 398).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chanute Air Force Base is located in Rantoul[3].
  • Chanute Air Force Base is in the country of United States[4].
  • Chanute Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as military base[5].
  • Octave Chanute is named after Chanute Air Force Base[6].
  • Chanute Air Force Base was followed by Rantoul National Aviation Center[7].
  • Chanute Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Chanute Air Force Base[8].
  • 1917 marks the founding of Chanute Air Force Base[9].
  • Chanute Air Force Base ended on December 29, 1988[10].
  • Chanute Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.2944, 'longitude': -88.1431}[11].
  • Chanute Air Force Base's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[12].
  • Chanute Air Force Base's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[13].

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Geography

Chanute Air Force Base is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Rantoul[3].

Designation and Status

Chanute Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as military base[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[12].

History and Context

1917 marks the founding of Chanute Air Force Base[9]. Octave Chanute is named after it[6].

Why It Matters

Chanute Air Force Base draws 595 Wikipedia views per month (military_base category, ranking #75 of 398).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . 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.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Worldcat entities id → E39PBJmDmfHfxFV4crX7rKdxXd
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007557573805171
    Library of congress authority id → n82024432
    Yale lux id → place/ccdd1d77-6edc-443b-9710-34fcd5477e22
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ State of use: decommissioned, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789327725866"
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