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Locarno Air Base

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Locarno Air Base

Summary

Locarno Air Base is an air base[1].

Key Facts

  • Locarno Air Base is located in Canton of Ticino[2].
  • Locarno Air Base is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Locarno Air Base's instance of is recorded as air base[4].
  • Locarno is named after Locarno Air Base[5].
  • Locarno Air Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as LSMO[6].
  • Locarno Air Base's said to be the same as is recorded as Locarno airfield[7].
  • Locarno Air Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 46.160833333333336, 'longitude': 8.87861111111111, 'precision': 0.0002777777777777778}[8].
  • Locarno Air Base's date of official opening is recorded as 1940[9].
  • Locarno Air Base sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+650'}[10].
  • Locarno Air Base's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 46.160833333333336, 'longitude': 8.87861111111111, 'precision': 0.0002777777777777778}[11].

Body

Geography

Locarno Air Base is in the country of Switzerland[3]. It is located in Canton of Ticino[2].

Physical Characteristics

Locarno Air Base sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+650'}[10].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Locarno is named after Locarno Air Base[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → air base
    Image → Aerial image of the Locarno airfield.jpg
    Country → Switzerland
    Wikidata description → air base in Switzerland
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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