K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:area 5,200 acres
gptkbp:closed 1995
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Sawyer_International_Airport
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Sawyer_International_Airport
gptkbp:elevation 1,198 ft
gptkbp:function Aerial refueling base
Air defense base
Strategic bomber base
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War military base
gptkbp:house military family housing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:SAW
gptkb:KSAW
gptkbp:latitude 46.3536
gptkbp:location gptkb:Marquette_County,_Michigan
gptkbp:longitude -87.3953
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kenneth_Ingalls_Sawyer
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Marquette,_Michigan
gptkb:Gwinn,_Michigan
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:F-101_Voodoo
gptkb:F-106_Delta_Dart
B-52 Stratofortress
KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Base_Realignment_and_Closure_(BRAC)_1993
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:410th_Bombardment_Wing
gptkb:62d_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
gptkb:87th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
gptkb:4042d_Strategic_Wing
gptkb:410th_Air_Refueling_Squadron
gptkbp:opened 1955
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
Air Combat Command
gptkbp:runwayLength 12,366 ft
gptkbp:status closed
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
Air Combat Command
gptkbp:website https://www.sawyerairport.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USAF_Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5