Bicester Airfield

airfield in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Place airport Q619674
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Bicester Airfield

Summary

Bicester Airfield is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bicester Airfield is located in Bicester[3].
  • Bicester Airfield is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bicester Airfield's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Bicester Airfield's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • Bicester Airfield is operated by Royal Air Force[7].
  • Bicester is named after Bicester Airfield[8].
  • Bicester Airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGDD[9].
  • Bicester Airfield's Commons category is recorded as Bicester Airfield[10].
  • Bicester Airfield's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/London[11].
  • +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bicester Airfield[12].
  • Bicester Airfield was dissolved in +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Bicester Airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.916111111111, 'lon': -1.1352777777778}[14].
  • Bicester Airfield's significant event is recorded as 2025 Bicester Motion fire[15].
  • Bicester Airfield's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[16].
  • Bicester Airfield's date of official opening is recorded as +1916-09-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Bicester Airfield sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+79'}[18].
  • Bicester Airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 51.9167, 'lon': -1.13194}[19].
  • Bicester Airfield's historic county is recorded as Oxfordshire[20].

Body

Geography

Bicester Airfield is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Bicester[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bicester Airfield sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+79'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and Royal Air Force station[6].

History and Context

+1917-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bicester Airfield[12]. Bicester is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Bicester Airfield ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Historic county Oxfordshire
    Instance of airport, Royal Air Force station
    Instance of
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "BicesterAirfield::8wd42"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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