Bucholz Army Airfield

airport in Marshall Islands
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Bucholz Army Airfield

Summary

Bucholz Army Airfield is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bucholz Army Airfield is located in Kwajalein Atoll[3].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield is in the country of Marshall Islands[4].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield is owned by United States Army[8].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield is operated by United States Army[9].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's developer is recorded as Navy Construction Corps[10].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's IATA airport code is recorded as KWA[11].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as PKWA[12].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's FAA airport code is recorded as KWA[13].
  • 1943 marks the founding of Bucholz Army Airfield[14].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 8.72011111111111, 'longitude': 167.73166666666665}[15].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+4.85'}[16].
  • Bucholz Army Airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 8.720124166666666, 'longitude': 167.73167408333333}[17].

Body

Geography

Bucholz Army Airfield is in the country of Marshall Islands[4]. It is located in Kwajalein Atoll[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bucholz Army Airfield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+4.85'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], air base[6], and commercial traffic aerodrome[7].

History and Context

1943 marks the founding of Bucholz Army Airfield[14]. It is owned by United States Army[8].

Why It Matters

Bucholz Army Airfield ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . 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. 18d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 8.720124166666666, 'longitude': 167.73167408333
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+4.85'}
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 8.72011111111111, 'longitude': 167.731666666666
    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. 11w ago · Huntster · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id → 7303962
    Google maps customer id → 10176407383362489453
    Gnis feature id → 1396125
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3749]]: 10176407383362489453"
  3. 17w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Inception → +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Owned by → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P1566]]: 7303962, Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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