Pearls Airport

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Pearls Airport is a former airfield in Grenada that gained historical significance as a key objective seized by U.S. forces during the 1983 invasion known as Operation Urgent Fury.

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Pearls Airport canonical 5

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield ⓘ
former airport ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pearls Aerodrome ⓘ
linked to: Pearls Airfield

Pearls Airfield ⓘ
captureDate 1983-10-25 ⓘ
capturedBy United States forces ⓘ
closureReason superseded by Point Salines International Airport ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Grenada ⓘ
currentUse limited local and non-aviation uses ⓘ
defendedBy Cuban personnel ⓘ
Grenadian forces ⓘ
elevation approximately 10 meters ⓘ
hadAircraftPresent Cuban aircraft ⓘ
hasIATAcode GND ⓘ
hasICAOcode TGPZ ⓘ
historicalEvent Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
locatedIn Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada ⓘ
locatedNear Grenville, Grenada ⓘ
locatedOn east coast of Grenada ⓘ
partOf transport infrastructure of Grenada ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
replacedBy Point Salines International Airport ⓘ
runwaySurface asphalt ⓘ
servedCity Grenville, Grenada ⓘ
significanceIn 1983 United States invasion of Grenada ⓘ
status closed ⓘ
usedAs civil airport ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Cold War era ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Urgent Fury → airborneAssaultOn → Pearls Airport ⓘ
TGPZ → identifies → Pearls Airport ⓘ
TGPZ → appliesTo → Pearls Airport ⓘ
TGPZ → formerAirportName → Pearls Airport ⓘ