Kindley Air Force Base
| Kindley Air Force Base | |||||||
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| St. David's Island, Bermuda Near St. George's, Bermuda in United States | |||||||
The former AFB Kindley Field, as it appeared in 1993 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air force base | ||||||
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| Operator |
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| Open to the public | Yes | ||||||
| Condition | Operational - returned to the Bermudian government for use as L.F. Wade International Airport | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| St. David's Island, after the construction of the airfield. The airfield encompasses all of the Island. | |||||||
| Coordinates | 32°21′52.3″N 64°40′53.5″W / 32.364528°N 64.681528°W | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: BDA, ICAO: TXKF | ||||||
| Elevation | 12 feet (4 m) AMSL | ||||||
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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.