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Kirtland Air Force Base

United States Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Kirtland Air Force Base

Summary

Kirtland Air Force Base is an air base[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kirtland Air Force Base is located in Albuquerque[3].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's image is recorded as Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at Kirtland Air Force Base 01.jpg[5].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's owned by is recorded as United States Department of War[7].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's operator is recorded as United States Air Force[8].
  • Roy Carrington Kirtland is named after Kirtland Air Force Base[9].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404307632[10].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168547577[11].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as ABQ[12].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as KIKR[13].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82024986[14].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's postal code is recorded as 87117[15].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's part of is recorded as Albuquerque International Sunport[16].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Kirtland Air Force Base[17].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's located in time zone is recorded as Mountain Time Zone[18].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as Air Force Global Strike Command[19].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center[20].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as 58th Special Operations Wing[21].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center[22].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as 150th Special Operations Wing[23].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as 377th Air Base Wing[24].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as Air Force Research Laboratory[25].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as Defense Threat Reduction Agency[26].
  • Kirtland Air Force Base's occupant is recorded as Air Force Safety Center[27].

Body

Geography

Kirtland Air Force Base is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Albuquerque[3]. Its part of is recorded as Albuquerque International Sunport[16].

Physical Characteristics

Kirtland Air Force Base's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+208.65'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+5300'}[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+3838'}[30].

Designation and Status

Kirtland Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base[6].

History and Context

+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kirtland Air Force Base[31]. Its owned by is recorded as United States Department of War[7]. Roy Carrington Kirtland is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Kirtland Air Force Base ranks in the top 4% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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