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Pietermaritzburg Airport

Summary

Pietermaritzburg Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pietermaritzburg Airport is located in Pietermaritzburg[3].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport is operated by Msunduzi Local Municipality[7].
  • Pietermaritzburg is named after Pietermaritzburg Airport[8].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as PZB[9].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as FAPM[10].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's Commons category is recorded as Pietermaritzburg Airport[11].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Johannesburg[12].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.646666666667, 'lon': 30.398333333333}[13].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Pietermaritzburg[14].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+738'}[15].
  • Pietermaritzburg Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -29.649, 'lon': 30.3987}[16].

Body

Geography

Pietermaritzburg Airport is in the country of South Africa[4]. It is located in Pietermaritzburg[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pietermaritzburg Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+738'}[15].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Pietermaritzburg is named after Pietermaritzburg Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Pietermaritzburg Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Pietermaritzburg South Africa

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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  1. 7w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'lat': -29.649, 'lon': 30.3987}
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "FAPM"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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