Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base. It is located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, urban area, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Airbase
- Description: US Air Force base at Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Also known as: “ABQ”, “KABQ”, and “Kirtland AFB”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Albuquerque International Airport and University Stadium.
Albuquerque International Airport
Aerodrome
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Albuquerque International Sunport, locally known as the Sunport, is the primary international airport serving the U.S. state of New Mexico, particularly the Albuquerque metropolitan area and the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Los Alamos combined statistical area.
University Stadium
Stadium
University Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, located on the south campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. University Stadium is situated 2 miles northwest of Kirtland Air Force Base.
Ernie Pyle House/Library
Library
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The Ernie Pyle House/Library is a historic house at 900 Girard Boulevard, SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1940, it was the home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle from then until his untimely death in 1945 during World War II. Ernie Pyle House/Library is situated 2½ miles north of Kirtland Air Force Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silver Hill and Nob Hill.
Silver Hill
Neighborhood
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Silver Hill is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is significant as one of the oldest developments on the city's East Mesa. Much of the neighborhood is included in the Silver Hill Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Silver Hill is situated 3 miles north of Kirtland Air Force Base.
Nob Hill
Neighborhood
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Nob Hill is a neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, consisting of a commercial district along Central Avenue and surrounding residential areas. Nob Hill is situated 3 miles north of Kirtland Air Force Base.
Barelas
Neighborhood
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Barelas is an inner-city neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico, located immediately south of Downtown. It consists of the triangular area bounded by Coal Avenue, the BNSF railroad tracks, and the Rio Grande. Barelas is situated 3 miles northwest of Kirtland Air Force Base.
Kirtland Air Force Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Kirtland Air Force Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- Chinese: “嘉德蘭空軍基地”
- Chinese: “基斯勒空军基地”
- Chinese: “柯特蘭空軍基地”
- Chinese: “科特兰空军基地”
- Chinese: “科特蘭空軍基地”
- Czech: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- Czech: “Kirtlandova letecká základna”
- Czech: “Letecká základna Kirtland”
- Dutch: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- French: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- German: “Albuquerque International Sunport”
- German: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- Gilaki: “کرتلند ٚ هأوايي نيرۊ پایگاه”
- Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר קירטלנד”
- Indonesian: “Pangkalan Angkatan Udara Kirtland”
- Italian: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- Japanese: “カートランド空軍基地”
- Korean: “커틀랜드 공군기지”
- Navajo: “Beeʼeldííldahsinildi siláołtsooí bichidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirtland flystasjon”
- Norwegian: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی کرتلند”
- Russian: “Авиабаза Киртланд”
- Russian: “Киртланд (авиабаза)”
- Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aérea Kirtland”
- Swedish: “Kirtland Air Force Base”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Киртланд”
- Urdu: “کرٹلینڈ ایئرفورس بیس”
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