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Lydd Airport

airport in Kent, England
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Lydd Airport

Summary

Lydd Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lydd Airport is located in Kent[3].
  • Lydd Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Lydd Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Lydd is named after Lydd Airport[6].
  • Lydd Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as LYX[7].
  • Lydd Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGMD[8].
  • Lydd Airport's Commons category is recorded as Lydd Airport[9].
  • Lydd Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/London[10].
  • Lydd Airport's runway is recorded as 03/21[11].
  • Lydd Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.956111111111, 'lon': 0.93916666666667}[12].
  • Lydd Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.lydd-airport.co.uk/[13].
  • Lydd Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Lydd[14].
  • Lydd Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Lydden Hill Race Circuit[15].
  • Lydd Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1954[16].
  • Lydd Airport's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lydd Airport'}[17].
  • Lydd Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+13'}[18].
  • Lydd Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 50.9561, 'lon': 0.93917}[19].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+20474'}[20].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+20712'}[21].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+18177'}[22].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+9476'}[23].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+12993'}[24].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+12769'}[25].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+12115'}[26].
  • Lydd Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+16994'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lydd Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Kent[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lydd Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+13'}[18].

Designation and Status

Lydd Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

History and Context

Lydd is named after Lydd Airport[6].

Why It Matters

Lydd Airport ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: 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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