Baer Field

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Baer Field was the original name of the airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana that later became Fort Wayne International Airport, historically serving as a significant military airfield.

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Baer Field canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
military airfield
person
category Airports in Indiana
Military airfields in Indiana
United States Army Air Forces airfields of World War II
continent North America
controlledBy United States Army Air Forces
convertedTo civilian airport
country United States of America
currentName Fort Wayne International Airport
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 247 meters
approximately 812 feet
FAAIdentifier FWA
hasFacility air traffic control tower
aircraft maintenance facilities
cargo facilities
general aviation facilities
hasMilitaryHistory World War II troop and cargo transport operations
training of aircrews
hasRole regional transportation hub
hasRunway runway 14/32
runway 5/23
hasSuccessor Fort Wayne International Airport
hasTerminal passenger terminal
IATACode FWA
ICAOCode KFWA
locatedIn Fort Wayne, Indiana
locatedNear Fort Wayne
linked to: Fort Wayne, Indiana
militaryRole training base
transport base
namedAfter Paul Baer
occupation aviator
operatorDuringWorldWarII United States Army Air Forces
originalNameOf Fort Wayne International Airport
partOf Allen County, Indiana
runwaySurface asphalt
concrete
servedAs major military airfield
servedBy commercial airlines
serves Fort Wayne metropolitan area
significantPeriod World War II
state Indiana
timezone America/Indiana/Indianapolis
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneStandard Eastern Standard Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
usedFor civil aviation
military aviation

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FWA previousName Baer Field