Buochs Airfield

Summary

Buochs Airfield is an aerodrome^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Buochs Airfield is located in Canton of Nidwalden^[3].
• Buochs Airfield is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Buochs Airfield's image is recorded as Aerial image of the Buochs airport.jpg^[5].
• Buochs Airfield's instance of is recorded as aerodrome^[6].
• Buochs Airfield's owned by is recorded as Pilatus Aircraft^[7].
• Buochs Airfield's owned by is recorded as Canton of Nidwalden^[8].
• Buochs is named after Buochs Airfield^[9].
• Buochs Airfield's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3713155345597006430008^[10].
• Buochs Airfield's IATA airport code is recorded as BXO^[11].
• Buochs Airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as LSZC^[12].
• Buochs Airfield's Commons category is recorded as Flugplatz Buochs (LSZC)^[13].
• Buochs Airfield's runway is recorded as 06/24^[14].
• Buochs Airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.974444444444444, 'lon': 8.396944444444445}^[15].
• Buochs Airfield's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04fnhmv^[16].
• Buochs Airfield's official website is recorded as http://www.airportbuochs.ch/^[17].
• Buochs Airfield's place served by transport hub is recorded as Buochs^[18].
• Buochs Airfield's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7730642^[19].
• Buochs Airfield's date of official opening is recorded as +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Buochs Airfield's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1475'}^[21].
• Buochs Airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 46.974444444444444, 'lon': 8.396944444444445}^[22].

Body

Geography

Buochs Airfield is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. It is located in Canton of Nidwalden^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Buochs Airfield's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1475'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Buochs Airfield's instance of is recorded as aerodrome^[6].

History and Context

Owners include Pilatus Aircraft^[7], an aerospace manufacturer^[23], in Switzerland^[24], founded in 1939^[25], headquartered in Stans^[26] and Canton of Nidwalden^[8], a canton of Switzerland^[27], in Switzerland^[28], founded in 1291^[29]. Buochs is named after Buochs Airfield^[9].

Why It Matters

Buochs Airfield ranks in the top 5% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]