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Papa Westray Airport

airport in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
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Papa Westray Airport
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Papa Westray Airport

Summary

Papa Westray Airport is an aerodrome[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Papa Westray Airport is located in Orkney Islands[3].
  • Papa Westray Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Papa Westray Airport's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[5].
  • Papa Westray Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Papa Westray Airport is operated by Orkney Islands Council[7].
  • Papa Westray is named after Papa Westray Airport[8].
  • Papa Westray Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as PPW[9].
  • Papa Westray Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGEP[10].
  • The location of Papa Westray Airport was Orkney[11].
  • Papa Westray Airport's Commons category is recorded as Papa Westray Airport[12].
  • Papa Westray Airport's runway is recorded as 04/22[13].
  • Papa Westray Airport's runway is recorded as 18/36[14].
  • Papa Westray Airport's runway is recorded as 07/25[15].
  • Papa Westray Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.351666666667, 'lon': -2.9002777777778}[16].
  • Papa Westray Airport's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Papa Westray[17].
  • Papa Westray Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Papa Westray[18].
  • Papa Westray Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+91'}[19].
  • Papa Westray Airport's historic county is recorded as Orkney Islands[20].

Body

Geography

Papa Westray Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Orkney Islands[3].

Physical Characteristics

Papa Westray Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+91'}[19].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Papa Westray is named after Papa Westray Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Papa Westray Airport ranks in the top 2% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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