Geiger Field

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Geiger Field was the original name of the airport in Spokane, Washington that later became Spokane International Airport, historically serving as a military airfield before its transition to civilian use.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ
associatedWith Spokane International Airport ⓘ
category Airports in Spokane County, Washington ⓘ
Defunct United States Army Air Forces airfields ⓘ
Former military airfields in Washington (state) ⓘ
cityServed Spokane ⓘ
linked to: Spokane, Washington
country United States ⓘ
hasFormerNameOf Spokane International Airport ⓘ
hasIATACodeSuccessor GEG ⓘ
hasSuccessor Spokane International Airport ⓘ
historicalRole regional air transport facility ⓘ
training base for military aviation ⓘ
laterBecame Spokane International Airport ⓘ
locatedIn Spokane County, Washington ⓘ
Spokane, Washington ⓘ
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington
locatedNear Fairchild Air Force Base ⓘ
namedAfter Harold Geiger ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
partOf United States military airfield network ⓘ
regionServed Inland Northwest ⓘ
servedAs military airfield ⓘ
status former name ⓘ
transitionedTo civilian airport ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
usedFor civil aviation ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ

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Roy S. Geiger → hasHonor → Geiger Field (later Fairchild Air Force Base) originally named for him ⓘ
linked to: Geiger Field
Harold C. Geiger → commemoratedBy → Geiger Field ⓘ
subject linked to: Major Harold C. Geiger