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RAF Church Fenton

former Royal Air Force station
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Summary

RAF Church Fenton is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Church Fenton is located in England[3].
  • RAF Church Fenton is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • RAF Church Fenton's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • RAF Church Fenton's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • RAF Church Fenton's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • RAF Church Fenton is operated by Royal Air Force[8].
  • Church Fenton is named after RAF Church Fenton[9].
  • RAF Church Fenton's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGXG[10].
  • RAF Church Fenton's Commons category is recorded as RAF Church Fenton[11].
  • January 1, 1937 marks the founding of RAF Church Fenton[12].
  • RAF Church Fenton was dissolved in January 1, 2013[13].
  • RAF Church Fenton's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.83433, 'longitude': -1.1955}[14].
  • RAF Church Fenton's replaced by is recorded as Leeds East Airport[15].
  • RAF Church Fenton's date of official opening is recorded as 1937[16].
  • RAF Church Fenton sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+30'}[17].
  • RAF Church Fenton's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 53.8343, 'longitude': -1.1955}[18].
  • RAF Church Fenton's date of official closure is recorded as 2013[19].
  • RAF Church Fenton's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[20].

Body

Geography

RAF Church Fenton is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in England[3].

Physical Characteristics

RAF Church Fenton sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+30'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], Royal Air Force station[6], and air base[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1937 marks the founding of RAF Church Fenton[12]. Church Fenton is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

RAF Church Fenton ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . 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.
  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 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. 28d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 8w ago · Entroupe · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historic county → Yorkshire
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Country → —
    Instance of → airport, Royal Air Force station, air base
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Image: Control Tower RAF Church Fenton - geograph.org.uk - 72700.jpg"
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