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Islay Airport

airport on the Isle of Islay, Scotland
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Islay Airport

Summary

Islay Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Islay Airport is located in Argyll and Bute[3].
  • Islay Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Islay Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Islay Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Islay Airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports[7].
  • Islay is named after Islay Airport[8].
  • Islay Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as ILY[9].
  • Islay Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGPI[10].
  • Islay Airport's Commons category is recorded as Islay Airport[11].
  • Islay Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/London[12].
  • Islay Airport's runway is recorded as 08/26[13].
  • Islay Airport's runway is recorded as 13/31[14].
  • Islay Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.683333333333, 'lon': -6.2491666666667}[15].
  • Islay Airport's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Islay[16].
  • Islay Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.hial.co.uk/islay-airport.html[17].
  • Islay Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Islay[18].
  • Islay Airport's replaces is recorded as RAF Port Ellen[19].
  • Islay Airport's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Port-adhair Ìle'}[20].
  • Islay Airport's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Islay Airport'}[21].
  • Islay Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1940[22].
  • Islay Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+56'}[23].
  • Islay Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 55.6819, 'lon': -6.25667}[24].
  • Islay Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1222'}[25].
  • Islay Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1175'}[26].
  • Islay Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1211'}[27].

Body

Geography

Islay Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Argyll and Bute[3].

Physical Characteristics

Islay Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+56'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Islay is named after Islay Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Islay Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Islay United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. 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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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Country → —
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    State of use → in use
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