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Pondicherry Airport

airport in Pondicherry, India
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Pondicherry Airport

Summary

Pondicherry Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pondicherry Airport is located in Lawspet[3].
  • Pondicherry Airport is in the country of India[4].
  • Pondicherry Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Pondicherry Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Pondicherry Airport is operated by Airports Authority of India[7].
  • Pondicherry is named after Pondicherry Airport[8].
  • Pondicherry Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as PNY[9].
  • Pondicherry Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as VOPC[10].
  • Pondicherry Airport's Commons category is recorded as Puducherry Airport[11].
  • Pondicherry Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Kolkata[12].
  • Pondicherry Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.965833333333, 'lon': 79.812777777778}[13].
  • Pondicherry Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/puducherry[14].
  • Pondicherry Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Pondicherry[15].
  • Pondicherry Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+41'}[16].
  • Pondicherry Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 11.9687, 'lon': 79.8101}[17].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7798'}[18].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[19].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+8627'}[20].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[21].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7768'}[22].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[23].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7335'}[24].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[25].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+8006'}[26].
  • Pondicherry Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2121'}[27].

Body

Geography

Pondicherry Airport is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Lawspet[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pondicherry Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+41'}[16].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Pondicherry is named after Pondicherry Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Pondicherry Airport ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . aai.aero. aai.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 29d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "VOPC"]
    Official website → https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/puducherry
    Patronage → {'amount': '+7798'}, {'amount': '+0'}, {'amount': '+8627'} +81
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "VOPC"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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