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King Island Airport

airport serving King Island, Tasmania
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King Island Airport

Summary

King Island Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Island Airport is located in Tasmania[3].
  • King Island Airport is in the country of Australia[4].
  • King Island Airport's image is recorded as US Virgin Islands — Cyril E. King Airport.JPG[5].
  • King Island Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • King Island Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • King Island Airport's operator is recorded as King Island Council[8].
  • King Island is named after King Island Airport[9].
  • King Island Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as KNS[10].
  • King Island Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as YKII[11].
  • King Island Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Australia/Melbourne[12].
  • King Island Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Essendon Airport[13].
  • King Island Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Moorabbin Airport[14].
  • King Island Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -39.8775, 'lon': 143.87833333333}[15].
  • King Island Airport's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0drsk6[16].
  • King Island Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as King Island[17].
  • King Island Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Currie[18].
  • King Island Airport's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7668729[19].
  • King Island Airport's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+37'}[20].
  • King Island Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -39.8775, 'lon': 143.87801}[21].
  • King Island Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+20920'}[22].
  • King Island Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+19731'}[23].
  • King Island Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+24622'}[24].
  • King Island Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+29229'}[25].
  • King Island Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+30674'}[26].
  • King Island Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+31686'}[27].

Body

Geography

King Island Airport is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Tasmania[3].

Physical Characteristics

King Island Airport's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+37'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[6] and commercial traffic aerodrome[7].

History and Context

King Island is named after King Island Airport[9].

Why It Matters

King Island Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bitre.gov.au. bitre.gov.au. 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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