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Derby Airport

former airport in Derbyshire, England, UK
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Derby Airport

Summary

Derby Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Derby Airport is located in Burnaston[3].
  • Derby Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Derby Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Derby Airport's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • Derby Airport's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[7].
  • Derby Airport's operator is recorded as Royal Air Force[8].
  • +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Derby Airport[9].
  • Derby Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 52.8722, 'longitude': -1.56333, 'precision': 0.044648253771538}[10].
  • Derby Airport's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0131z95n[11].
  • Derby Airport's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[12].
  • Derby Airport's replaced by is recorded as Derby Airfield[13].
  • Derby Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Derby Airport's date of official closure is recorded as +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Derby Airport's historic county is recorded as Derbyshire[16].

Body

Geography

Derby Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Burnaston[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], air base[6], and Royal Air Force station[7].

History and Context

+1939-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Derby Airport[9].

Why It Matters

Derby Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

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. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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