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Sheppard Air Force Base

US Air Force base near Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
Organization air_base Q176146
Sheppard Air Force Base
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Sheppard Air Force Base

Summary

Sheppard Air Force Base is an air base[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sheppard Air Force Base is located in Wichita County[3].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base is in the country of United States[4].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base[5].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as Training Center of the German Airforce[6].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base is operated by United States Air Force[7].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as SPS[8].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as KSPS[9].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's FAA airport code is recorded as SPS[10].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's postal code is recorded as 76311[11].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Sheppard Air Force Base[12].
  • 1941 marks the founding of Sheppard Air Force Base[13].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.9889, 'longitude': -98.4919}[14].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's official website is recorded as http://www.sheppard.af.mil[15].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's place served by transport hub is recorded as Wichita Falls[16].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's date of official opening is recorded as 1941[17].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1019'}[18].
  • Sheppard Air Force Base's adjacent structure or building is recorded as Wichita Falls Municipal Airport[19].

Body

Founding

1941 marks the founding of Sheppard Air Force Base[13].

Operations

Sheppard Air Force Base is operated by United States Air Force[7].

Why It Matters

Sheppard Air Force Base ranks in the top 7% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,510 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 505598862
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 505598862, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/505598862 in United States"
  3. 14w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||fr */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38217|batch #38217]]"
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