RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant is a Royal Air Force station in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The airfield goes by the motto of "Defend the right" and is part of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands.Places of Interest
Highlights: Pleasant Peak.
Pleasant Peak
Peak
RAF Mount Pleasant
- Type: Aerodrome
- Categories: military installation and transport
- Location: Falkland Islands, South America
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Latitude
-51.8181° or 51° 49′ 5″ south
Longitude
-58.4568° or 58° 27′ 25″ west
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
Established
May 12th, 1985
Operator
Open location code
38W35GJV+P7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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