Beccles Airfield

airfield in the United Kingdom
Place airport Q1655319
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Beccles Airfield

Summary

Beccles Airfield is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beccles Airfield is located in Beccles[3].
  • Beccles Airfield is located in England[4].
  • Beccles Airfield is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Beccles Airfield's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Beccles Airfield's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • Beccles Airfield's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[8].
  • Beccles Airfield is operated by Royal Air Force[9].
  • Beccles Airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGSM[10].
  • Beccles Airfield's Commons category is recorded as RAF Beccles[11].
  • January 1, 1943 marks the founding of Beccles Airfield[12].
  • Beccles Airfield was dissolved in January 1, 1945[13].
  • Beccles Airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.435277777778, 'longitude': 1.6183333333333}[14].
  • Beccles Airfield's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[15].
  • Beccles Airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+80'}[16].
  • Beccles Airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 52.4353, 'longitude': 1.61833}[17].
  • Beccles Airfield's historic county is recorded as Suffolk[18].

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Geography

Beccles Airfield is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Beccles[3], a town[19], in United Kingdom[20] and England[4], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 0927[23].

Physical Characteristics

Beccles Airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+80'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[6], air base[7], and Royal Air Force station[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1943 marks the founding of Beccles Airfield[12].

Why It Matters

Beccles Airfield ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  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. 21w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Historic county → Suffolk
    Instance of → airport, air base, Royal Air Force station
    Instance of → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "BecclesAirport::2jz66"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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