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Launceston Airport

airport in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Launceston Airport

Summary

Launceston Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Launceston Airport is located in Tasmania[3].
  • Launceston Airport is located in Western Junction[4].
  • Launceston Airport is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Launceston Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Launceston Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Launceston Airport is owned by Australia Pacific Airports Corporation[8].
  • Launceston Airport is owned by City of Launceston[9].
  • Launceston Airport is operated by Australia Pacific Airports Corporation[10].
  • Launceston is named after Launceston Airport[11].
  • Launceston Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as LST[12].
  • Launceston Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as YMLT[13].
  • Launceston Airport's Commons category is recorded as Launceston Airport[14].
  • Launceston Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Australia/Melbourne[15].
  • Launceston Airport's runway is recorded as 14R/32L[16].
  • Launceston Airport's runway is recorded as 14L/32R[17].
  • Launceston Airport's runway is recorded as 18/36[18].
  • Launceston Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -41.545, 'lon': 147.215}[19].
  • Launceston Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.launcestonairport.com.au[20].
  • Launceston Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Launceston[21].
  • Launceston Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Launceston Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+171'}[23].
  • Launceston Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -41.5453, 'lon': 147.214}[24].
  • Launceston Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+110202'}[25].
  • Launceston Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+93002'}[26].
  • Launceston Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+105197'}[27].

Body

Geography

Launceston Airport is in the country of Australia[5]. Located in include Tasmania[3], a state of Australia[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1825[30] and Western Junction[4], a locality[31], in Australia[32].

Physical Characteristics

Launceston Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+171'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Owners include Australia Pacific Airports Corporation[8], a fixed-base operator[33], in Australia[34], founded in 1995[35], headquartered in Gladstone Park[36] and City of Launceston[9], a local government area of Tasmania[37], in Australia[38]. Launceston is named after Launceston Airport[11].

Why It Matters

Launceston Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Australia Launceston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → Australia Pacific Airports Corporation
    Located in time zone → Australia/Melbourne
    Aliases → —
    Owned by → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "YMLT"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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