Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Naval_Air_Station_Yeovilton
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Avenger_T1
gptkb:Harrier_(historically)
gptkb:Lynx_(historically)
gptkb:Merlin_HC4
gptkb:Sea_King_(historically)
gptkb:Wildcat_HMA2
Hawk T1 (historically)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:HMS_Heron
gptkb:RNAS_Yeovilton
gptkbp:commander Captain Nick Taylor (as of 2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:elevation 75 m
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:hasFireDepartment yes
gptkbp:hasHangar yes
gptkbp:hasHospital yes
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum
gptkbp:hasTower yes
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkb:Commando_Helicopter_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy_Historic_Flight
gptkbp:hosts gptkb:Yeovilton_International_Air_Day
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:EGDY
gptkb:YEO
gptkbp:latitude 51.0094
gptkbp:location gptkb:Yeovilton,_Somerset,_England
gptkbp:longitude -2.6414
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:B3151_road
gptkbp:namedAfter village of Yeovilton
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Yeovil
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 1,500 military and civilian personnel
gptkbp:opened 1941
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_Air_Stations
gptkbp:postalCode BA22 8HT
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_West_England
gptkbp:runwayLength 1,277 m
1,844 m
gptkbp:runwaySurface 09/27
asphalt
04/22
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Royal_Navy_Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:trainingFacilityFor Royal Navy pilots
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
Royal Air Force (historically)
gptkbp:website https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/where-we-are/naval-air-station-yeovilton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Somerset
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5