Kindley Air Force Base

Kindley Air Force Base
Kindley Air Force Base
St. David's Island, Bermuda; Near St. George's, Bermuda in United States
	The former AFB Kindley Field, as it appeared in 1993
	St. David's Island, after the construction of the airfield. The airfield encompasses all of the Island.
	Kindley Air Force Base
Coordinates	32°21′52.3″N 64°40′53.5″W
Type	Air force base
Site information
Owner	United States (1940-1995); Government of Bermuda (current);
Operator	Joint USAF and RAF (1943-1945); United States Air Force (1945-1970); United States Navy (1970-1995);
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	Operational - returned to the Bermudian government for use as L.F. Wade International Airport
Site history
Built	1941-1943
In use	1943-1995
Fate	Returned to the Bermudian government for use as L.F. Wade International Airport
Battles/wars	World War II
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: BDA, ICAO: TXKF
Elevation	12 feet (4 m) AMSL
Runways
12/30	9,898 feet (3,017 m) Asphalt

Kindley Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base in Bermuda from 1948–1970, having been operated from 1943 to 1948 by the United States Army Air Forces as Kindley Field.

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