Port Stanley Airport

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Port Stanley Airport is a small airfield on the Falkland Islands that gained prominence as the focal point of British long-range bombing raids during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Port Stanley Airport canonical 1
Port Stanley airfield 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
airport
country Falkland Islands
elevationAboveSeaLevel 23 metres
75 feet
hasAlternativeName Stanley Airport
hasHistoricalSignificance focal point of British bombing campaign in 1982
hasIATAcode PSY
hasICAOcode SFAL
hasOperator Falkland Islands Government
hasRole main airfield on the Falkland Islands before Mount Pleasant Airport opened
hasRunway 08/26
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasTimezone FKST
hasType military airport
public airport
hasUTCOffset UTC−3
historicalEvent Falklands War
locatedIn Port Stanley
South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic
locatedOn East Falkland
nearbyFacility Stanley
region British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands
linked to: Falkland Islands
runwayOrientation east–west
servesCity Stanley
statusAfter1986 primarily domestic and military support airfield
usedFor charter flights
domestic flights
military operations
search and rescue operations
wasCapturedBy United Kingdom
wasCapturedDuring 1982 Falklands War
linked to: Falklands War
wasOccupiedBy Argentina
wasOccupiedDuring 1982 Falklands War
linked to: Falklands War
wasTargetedBy Royal Air Force
wasTargetOf British long-range bombing raids
Operation Black Buck

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Operation Black Buck location Port Stanley Airport
Avro Vulcan XM607 targeted Port Stanley airfield
linked to: Port Stanley Airport