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Payerne Airport

airport in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Payerne Airport

Summary

Payerne Airport is an air base[1]. It draws 692 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #167 of 917).[2]

Key Facts

  • Payerne Airport is located in Canton of Vaud[3].
  • Payerne Airport is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Payerne Airport's instance of is recorded as air base[5].
  • Payerne Airport is operated by Swiss Air Force[6].
  • Payerne is named after Payerne Airport[7].
  • Payerne Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as VIP[8].
  • Payerne Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as LSMP[9].
  • Payerne Airport's Commons category is recorded as Payerne Air Base[10].
  • 1921 marks the founding of Payerne Airport[11].
  • Payerne Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 46.843333333333, 'longitude': 6.915}[12].
  • Payerne Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.lw.admin.ch/internet/luftwaffe/fr/home/verbaende/einsatz_lw/payer.html[13].
  • Payerne Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Payerne[14].
  • Payerne Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1921[15].
  • Payerne Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+446'}[16].
  • Payerne Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 46.8432, 'longitude': 6.91506}[17].

Body

Geography

Payerne Airport is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Vaud[3].

Physical Characteristics

Payerne Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+446'}[16].

Designation and Status

Payerne Airport's instance of is recorded as air base[5].

History and Context

1921 marks the founding of Payerne Airport[11]. Payerne is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Payerne Airport draws 692 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #167 of 917).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Canton of Vaud
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 46.8432, 'longitude': 6.91506}
    Instance of → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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