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Hardened Aircraft Shelter (GB250)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: gb250.ttl

Name
HardenedAircraftShelter
Kind
FeatureType
Definition
A hardened structure built above or partially above ground that encloses aircraft to provide protection from enemy attack.
Description
The shelter is closed by blast resistant doors and is generally limited in size, only accommodating one or two relatively smaller (for example: fighter) aircraft. Those built to NATO specifications are designed to withstand a direct hit by a 226 kilogram bomb.
Synonyms
Protective Aircraft Shelter; Aircraft Bunker
Accepted
2013-10-18
Geometry
point, curve, surface
Subtype of
AL013 Building
Attributes
RWOI terms naming it

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.