GPTKB
Browse
Query
Compare
Download
Publications
Contributors
Search
Groom Lake Air Force Base
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Groom_Lake_Air_Force_Base
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military
gptkbp:access
highly restricted
gptkbp:airspace
R-4808N
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
Area 51
gptkbp:controlledBy
gptkb:Air_Force_Test_Center
gptkbp:coordinates
37.24804°N 115.800155°W
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employer
Janet Airlines (for employee transport)
gptkbp:established
1955
gptkbp:features
Top Secret
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Groom Lake Air Force Base
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Lincoln_County,_Nevada
gptkbp:near
gptkb:Groom_Lake
gptkbp:nearby
Las Vegas (about 83 miles north-northwest)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Dreamland
gptkb:Paradise_Ranch
Homey Airport
Watertown Strip
gptkbp:notableFor
SR-71 Blackbird testing
association with UFO conspiracy theories
F-117 Nighthawk development
U-2 spy plane testing
gptkbp:openToPublic
No
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Nevada_Test_and_Training_Range
gptkbp:protectedArea
Yes
gptkbp:region
southern Nevada
gptkbp:runwaySurface
multiple long runways
gptkbp:usedBy
Central Intelligence Agency (historically)
gptkbp:usedFor
flight testing
development of experimental aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Groom_Lake,_Nevada
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6