Plattsburgh Air Force Base

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Plattsburgh_Air_Force_Base
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:area 5,000 acres
gptkbp:assignedAircraft gptkb:B-47_Stratojet
B-52 Stratofortress
KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:assignedMissile gptkb:Atlas_ICBM
gptkbp:assignee gptkb:380th_Bombardment_Wing
gptkb:556th_Strategic_Missile_Squadron
gptkbp:built 1954
gptkbp:closed 1995
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Plattsburgh_International_Airport
gptkbp:elevation 234 feet
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Army_Air_Base_(World_War_II)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plattsburgh Air Force Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:KPBG
gptkb:PLB
gptkbp:location gptkb:Plattsburgh,_New_York
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Plattsburgh,_New_York
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Lake_Champlain
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Base_Realignment_and_Closure_(BRAC)_1993
Cold War operations
gptkbp:opened 1955
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Plattsburgh_Barracks
gptkbp:runwayLength 11,758 feet
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
air refueling
bomber operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USAF_Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5