NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen

military airport near Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place air_base Q329095
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NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen

Summary

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is an air base[1]. It draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #98 of 917).[2]

Key Facts

  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is located in Gangelt[3].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is located in Geilenkirchen[4].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is in the country of Germany[5].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is operated by NATO[7].
  • Geilenkirchen is named after NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen[8].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's IATA airport code is recorded as GKE[9].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's ICAO airport code is recorded as ETNG[10].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's Commons category is recorded as Air Base Geilenkirchen[11].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[12].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[13].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.960833333333, 'lon': 6.0425}[14].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Geilenkirchener Lehmplatte[15].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's replaces is recorded as RAF Geilenkirchen[16].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's date of official opening is recorded as 1953[17].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+90'}[18].
  • NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+292'}[19].

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Geography

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen is in the country of Germany[5]. Located in include Gangelt[3], a municipality without town privileges in Germany[20], in Germany[21] and Geilenkirchen[4], a medium-sized district town[22], in Germany[23], founded in 0501[24].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+90'}[18] and {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+292'}[19].

Designation and Status

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's instance of is recorded as air base[6].

History and Context

Geilenkirchen is named after NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen[8].

Why It Matters

NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #98 of 917).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ECCAIRS 4.2.8 Data Definition Standard Location Indicators by State. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ECCAIRS 4.2.8 Data Definition Standard Location Indicators by State. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GeoNames. 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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