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Cooktown Airport

airport in Queensland, Australia
Place airport Q1655144
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Cooktown Airport

Summary

Cooktown Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cooktown Airport is located in Queensland[3].
  • Cooktown Airport is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Cooktown Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Cooktown Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Cooktown is named after Cooktown Airport[7].
  • Cooktown Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as CTN[8].
  • Cooktown Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as YCKN[9].
  • Cooktown Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Australia/Brisbane[10].
  • Cooktown Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -15.444722222222, 'lon': 145.18444444444}[11].
  • Cooktown Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Cooktown[12].
  • Cooktown Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Old Cooktown Hospital[13].
  • Cooktown Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}[14].
  • Cooktown Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -15.4447, 'lon': 145.18401}[15].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+4446'}[16].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+5505'}[17].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+5949'}[18].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1538'}[19].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+31'}[20].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3769'}[21].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+8488'}[22].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+11118'}[23].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+11950'}[24].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+9756'}[25].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+14279'}[26].
  • Cooktown Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+15394'}[27].

Body

Geography

Cooktown Airport is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Queensland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Cooktown Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}[14].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Cooktown is named after Cooktown Airport[7].

Why It Matters

Cooktown Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. 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] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. 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. 26d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Queensland
    State of use → in use
    Instance of → —
    Place served by transport hub → Cooktown, Old Cooktown Hospital
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "YCKN"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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