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Shaw Air Force Base

US Air Force base at Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Shaw Air Force Base
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Shaw Air Force Base

Summary

Shaw Air Force Base is an air base[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shaw Air Force Base is located in Sumter County[3].
  • Shaw Air Force Base is in the country of United States[4].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's image is recorded as 79th Fighter Squadron - Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Block 50 Fighting Falcon 00-220.jpg[5].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's operator is recorded as Air Combat Command[7].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136061479[8].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as SSC[9].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as KSSC[10].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's FAA airport code is recorded as SSC[11].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82047977[12].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's postal code is recorded as 29152[13].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Shaw Air Force Base[14].
  • +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shaw Air Force Base[15].
  • +1942-01-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shaw Air Force Base[16].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.9731, 'lon': -80.4728}[17].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04glv6[18].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's official website is recorded as http://www.shaw.af.mil/[19].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's place served by transport hub is recorded as Sumter[20].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10046151[21].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6301721[22].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's date of official opening is recorded as +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+242'}[24].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1878'}[25].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2094'}[26].
  • Shaw Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3232'}[27].

Body

Geography

Shaw Air Force Base is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Sumter County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shaw Air Force Base's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+242'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[15] and +1942-01-06T00:00:00Z[16].

Why It Matters

Shaw Air Force Base ranks in the top 6% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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