Pillar Point Air Force Station

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military installation
gptkbp:area approximately 1,000 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
460th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group
750th_Radar_Squadron
North_American_Air_Defense_Command
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Air_Force
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:coordinates 37.5283° N, 122.4900° W
gptkbp:currentUse inactive
gptkbp:decommissioned 1994
gptkbp:elevation 10 feet
gptkbp:function radar station
gptkbp:geographicalFeature coastal
gptkbp:historicalEvent military exercises
community engagement initiatives
preservation efforts
environmental assessment
land reclamation efforts
surveillance missions
training operations
decommissioning ceremony
base closure
transition to civilian use
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pillar Point Air Force Station
gptkbp:is_a_site_for gptkb:Pillar_Point_Harbor
gptkbp:knownFor radar operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:nearestCity Half Moon Bay
gptkbp:opened 1951
1994
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:operationalStatus closed
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Area
gptkb:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs Pillar Point AFS
gptkbp:primaryMission air surveillance
gptkbp:radar AN/FPS-35
gptkbp:replacedBy civilian use
gptkbp:servedIn air defense site
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:typeOf radar base
gptkbp:usedFor military training
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1951
1994