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Nikunau Airport

airport on Nikunau Island, Kiribati
Place airport Q1107646
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Nikunau Airport

Summary

Nikunau Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nikunau Airport is located in Nikunau[3].
  • Nikunau Airport is in the country of Kiribati[4].
  • Nikunau Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Nikunau Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Nikunau is named after Nikunau Airport[7].
  • Nikunau Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as NIG[8].
  • Nikunau Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as NGNU[9].
  • Nikunau Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific/Tarawa[10].
  • Nikunau Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.31508889, 'lon': 176.40928611}[11].
  • Nikunau Airport's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Nikunau[12].
  • Nikunau Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Nikunau[13].
  • Nikunau Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1978-08-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Nikunau Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.17'}[15].

Body

Geography

Nikunau Airport is in the country of Kiribati[4]. It is located in Nikunau[3].

Physical Characteristics

Nikunau Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.17'}[15].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Nikunau is named after Nikunau Airport[7].

Why It Matters

Nikunau Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Kiribati

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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    Located in time zone → Pacific/Tarawa
    Aliases → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "NikunauAirport::73m68"]
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "NikunauAirport::73m68"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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