K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/K._I._Sawyer_Air_Force_Base
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former United States Air Force base
gptkbp:closed 1995
gptkbp:convertedTo civilian airport
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Sawyer_International_Airport
gptkbp:elevation 1,198 ft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:SAW
gptkb:KSAW
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:Base_Realignment_and_Closure_list_(1993)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Marquette_County,_Michigan
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kenneth_Ingalls_Sawyer
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:F-101_Voodoo
gptkb:F-106_Delta_Dart
B-52 Stratofortress
KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:410th_Bombardment_Wing
gptkb:62d_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
gptkb:87th_Fighter-Interceptor_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:usedBy gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
Air Combat Command
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sawyer_International_Airport
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6