Bitburg airfield

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Bitburg airfield

Summary

Bitburg airfield is a German special airfield[1]. It draws 946 Wikipedia views per month (german_special_airfield category, ranking #2 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bitburg airfield is located in Bitburg[3].
  • Bitburg airfield is located in Scharfbillig[4].
  • Bitburg airfield is located in Röhl[5].
  • Bitburg airfield is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Bitburg airfield's instance of is recorded as German special airfield[7].
  • Bitburg is named after Bitburg airfield[8].
  • Bitburg airfield's IATA airport code is recorded as BBJ[9].
  • Bitburg airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as EDRB[10].
  • Bitburg airfield's Commons category is recorded as Flugplatz Bitburg[11].
  • Bitburg airfield's runway is recorded as 05/23[12].
  • Bitburg airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 49.94833333333333, 'longitude': 6.571666666666666}[13].
  • Bitburg airfield's official website is recorded as http://www.flugplatz-bitburg.de/[14].
  • Bitburg airfield's place served by transport hub is recorded as Bitburg[15].
  • Bitburg airfield's date of official opening is recorded as 1952[16].
  • Bitburg airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1226'}[17].
  • Bitburg airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 49.94833333333333, 'longitude': 6.571666666666666}[18].

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Geography

Bitburg airfield is in the country of Germany[6]. Located in include Bitburg[3], an urban municipality in Germany[19], in Germany[20]; Scharfbillig[4], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[21], in Germany[22]; and Röhl[5], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[23], in Germany[24].

Physical Characteristics

Bitburg airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1226'}[17].

Designation and Status

Bitburg airfield's instance of is recorded as German special airfield[7].

History and Context

Bitburg is named after Bitburg airfield[8].

Why It Matters

Bitburg airfield draws 946 Wikipedia views per month (german_special_airfield category, ranking #2 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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
  6. [24] ↑ . 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. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d 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. 18w ago · Wetterman-Andi · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 49.94833333333333, 'longitude': 6.5716666666666
    Named after → Bitburg
    Website → —
    Instance of → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32576|batch #32576]]: aliases for German airfields"
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