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Cranfield Airport

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Cranfield Airport

Summary

Cranfield Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cranfield Airport is located in Cranfield[3].
  • Cranfield Airport is located in England[4].
  • Cranfield Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Cranfield Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Cranfield Airport's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • Cranfield Airport is operated by Cranfield University[8].
  • Cranfield Airport is operated by Royal Air Force[9].
  • Cranfield Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as XUD[10].
  • Cranfield Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGTC[11].
  • Cranfield Airport's Commons category is recorded as Cranfield Airport[12].
  • Cranfield Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/London[13].
  • Cranfield Airport's runway is recorded as 03/21[14].
  • +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cranfield Airport[15].
  • Cranfield Airport was dissolved in +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Cranfield Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.072222222222, 'lon': -0.61666666666667}[17].
  • Cranfield Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.cranfieldairport.com/[18].
  • Cranfield Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Bedford[19].
  • Cranfield Airport's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[20].
  • Cranfield Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Cranfield Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+358'}[22].
  • Cranfield Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 52.0722, 'lon': -0.61667}[23].
  • Cranfield Airport's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '7 miles east'}[24].
  • Cranfield Airport's historic county is recorded as Bedfordshire[25].

Body

Geography

Cranfield Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Cranfield[3], a village[26], in United Kingdom[27] and England[4], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 0927[30].

Physical Characteristics

Cranfield Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+358'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[6] and air base[7].

History and Context

+1937-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cranfield Airport[15].

Why It Matters

Cranfield Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Cranfield University England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Inception → +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Official website → http://www.cranfieldairport.com/
    Located in time zone → Europe/London
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "EGTC"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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