RAF Dishforth

airport in the United Kingdom
Place airport Q7275279
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RAF Dishforth

Summary

RAF Dishforth is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Dishforth is located in Dishforth[3].
  • RAF Dishforth is located in England[4].
  • RAF Dishforth is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • RAF Dishforth's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • RAF Dishforth's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • RAF Dishforth's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[8].
  • RAF Dishforth is operated by Royal Air Force[9].
  • RAF Dishforth is operated by British Army[10].
  • RAF Dishforth's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGXD[11].
  • RAF Dishforth's Commons category is recorded as RAF Dishforth[12].
  • January 1, 1936 marks the founding of RAF Dishforth[13].
  • RAF Dishforth was dissolved in January 1, 1992[14].
  • RAF Dishforth's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 54.137222222222, 'longitude': -1.4202777777778}[15].
  • RAF Dishforth sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+36'}[16].
  • RAF Dishforth's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 54.1372, 'longitude': -1.42025}[17].
  • RAF Dishforth's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[18].

Body

Geography

RAF Dishforth is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Dishforth[3], a village[19], in United Kingdom[20] and England[4], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 0927[23].

Physical Characteristics

RAF Dishforth sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+36'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[6], air base[7], and Royal Air Force station[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1936 marks the founding of RAF Dishforth[13].

Why It Matters

RAF Dishforth ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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