Syracuse Army Air Base

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:air_traffic_control gptkb:military_operations
civilian operations
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:base gptkb:air_base
gptkbp:closed 1946
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Army_Air_Forces_Training_Command
gptkbp:community_impact Cultural heritage preservation
Economic development
Job creation
Infrastructure improvements
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:New_York_State
gptkb:Syracuse_University
gptkb:Hancock_Field
Northeast United States
43.1133° N, 76.1061° W
Greater Syracuse area
gptkbp:current_use commercial airport
gptkbp:elevation 400 feet
gptkbp:facilities gptkb:towers
gptkb:barracks
hangars
runways
maintenance shops
gptkbp:historical_achievement Listed on historical registries
gptkbp:historical_event Pilot training programs
Aircraft maintenance training
Post-war decommissioning
Transition to civilian use
gptkbp:historical_significance training pilots
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Syracuse Army Air Base
gptkbp:involved_units Various training squadrons
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Syracuse_Hancock_International_Airport
gptkbp:location gptkb:Syracuse,_New_York
gptkbp:motto None known
gptkbp:opened gptkb:1942
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eastern_Flying_Training_Command
gptkbp:primary_function training base
gptkbp:region gptkb:Onondaga_County
gptkbp:runway_surface asphalt
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Syracuse_Hancock_International_Airport
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Syracuse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4