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Caen – Carpiquet Airport

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Caen – Carpiquet Airport

Summary

Caen – Carpiquet Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport is located in Carpiquet[3].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport is in the country of France[4].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Caen is named after Caen – Carpiquet Airport[7].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as CFR[8].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as LFRK[9].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's Commons category is recorded as Aéroport de Caen - Carpiquet[10].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/Paris[11].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's runway is recorded as 13/31[12].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's runway is recorded as 13L/31R[13].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.173333, 'lon': -0.45}[14].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.caen.aeroport.fr/[15].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Caen[16].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][17].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Caen - Carpiquet'}[19].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Caen - Carpiquet'}[20].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Caen - Carpiquet'}[21].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Caen - Carpiquet'}[22].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+256'}[23].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+56627'}[24].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+71499'}[25].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+89508'}[26].
  • Caen – Carpiquet Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+97347'}[27].

Body

Geography

Caen – Carpiquet Airport is in the country of France[4]. It is located in Carpiquet[3].

Physical Characteristics

Caen – Carpiquet Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+256'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Caen is named after Caen – Carpiquet Airport[7].

Why It Matters

Caen – Carpiquet Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Carpiquet France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: 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] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 6w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronage → {'amount': '+56627'}, {'amount': '+71499'}, {'amount': '+89508'} +52
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "LFRK"]
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 49.173333, 'lon': -0.45}
    Country → France
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "LFRK"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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