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