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Gisenyi Airport

airport in Gisenyi, Rwanda
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Summary

Gisenyi Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gisenyi Airport is located in Gisenyi[3].
  • Gisenyi Airport is in the country of Rwanda[4].
  • Gisenyi Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Gisenyi is named after Gisenyi Airport[6].
  • Gisenyi Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as GYI[7].
  • Gisenyi Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as HRYG[8].
  • Gisenyi Airport's Commons category is recorded as Gisenyi Airport[9].
  • Gisenyi Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -1.68, 'longitude': 29.258334}[10].
  • Gisenyi Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Gisenyi[11].
  • Gisenyi Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1928[12].
  • Gisenyi Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1549'}[13].
  • Gisenyi Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': -1.6772, 'longitude': 29.2589}[14].

Body

Geography

Gisenyi Airport is in the country of Rwanda[4]. It is located in Gisenyi[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gisenyi Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1549'}[13].

Designation and Status

Gisenyi Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

History and Context

Gisenyi is named after Gisenyi Airport[6].

Why It Matters

Gisenyi Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Rwanda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Gisenyi
    Country → Rwanda
    Instance of → airport
    Located in time zone → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Airport", "HRYG"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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