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Parakou Airport

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Parakou Airport

Summary

Parakou Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parakou Airport is located in Borgou Department[3].
  • Parakou Airport is in the country of Benin[4].
  • Parakou Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Parakou Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Parakou is named after Parakou Airport[7].
  • Parakou Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as PKO[8].
  • Parakou Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as DBBP[9].
  • Parakou Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Porto-Novo[10].
  • Parakou Airport's runway is recorded as 04/22[11].
  • Parakou Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.357222, 'lon': 2.609167}[12].
  • Parakou Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Parakou[13].
  • Parakou Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+385'}[14].
  • Parakou Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 9.35769, 'lon': 2.60968}[15].
  • Parakou Airport's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'A [[Parakou]]'}[16].

Body

Geography

Parakou Airport is in the country of Benin[4]. It is located in Borgou Department[3].

Physical Characteristics

Parakou Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+385'}[14].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Parakou is named after Parakou Airport[7].

Why It Matters

Parakou Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Benin

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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 28d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Borgou Department
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 9.357222, 'lon': 2.609167}
    Named after → —
    Located in time zone → Africa/Porto-Novo
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "ParakouAirport::383z3"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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