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Grímsey Airport

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Grímsey Airport

Summary

Grímsey Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grímsey Airport is located in Akureyri[3].
  • Grímsey Airport is in the country of Iceland[4].
  • Grímsey Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Grímsey Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Grímsey Airport is operated by Isavia[7].
  • Grímsey is named after Grímsey Airport[8].
  • Grímsey Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as GRY[9].
  • Grímsey Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as BIGR[10].
  • Grímsey Airport's Commons category is recorded as Grímsey Airport[11].
  • Grímsey Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 66.546666666667, 'longitude': -18.018611111111}[12].
  • Grímsey Airport's official website is recorded as http://isavia.is/[13].
  • Grímsey Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Grímsey[14].
  • Grímsey Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Q16425648[15].
  • Grímsey Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1919[16].
  • Grímsey Airport's short name is recorded as Grímsey[17].
  • Grímsey Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+81'}[18].
  • Grímsey Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 66.5458, 'longitude': -18.0173}[19].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+4022'}[20].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3385'}[21].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+4671'}[22].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3636'}[23].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3389'}[24].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3674'}[25].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3256'}[26].
  • Grímsey Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3879'}[27].

Body

Geography

Grímsey Airport is in the country of Iceland[4]. It is located in Akureyri[3].

Physical Characteristics

Grímsey Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+81'}[18].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Grímsey is named after Grímsey Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Grímsey Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Akureyri Iceland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 15d 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. 21w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Akureyri
    Named after → —
    Website → —
    Aliases → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "GrimseyAirport::b5ft7"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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