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Lihir Island Airport

airport in Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea
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Summary

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

Key Facts

  • Lihir Island Airport is located in New Ireland Province[3].
  • Lihir Island Airport is in the country of Papua New Guinea[4].
  • Lihir Island Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Lihir Island Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Lihir Island Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as LNV[7].
  • Lihir Island Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as AYKY[8].
  • Lihir Island Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -3.0424, 'longitude': 152.6279}[9].
  • Lihir Island Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3'}[10].
  • Lihir Island Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': -3.04361, 'longitude': 152.629}[11].

Body

Geography

Lihir Island Airport is in the country of Papua New Guinea[4]. It is located in New Ireland Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lihir Island Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3'}[10].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Lihir Island Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Papua New Guinea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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