RAF Lakenheath

Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England
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RAF Lakenheath
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RAF Lakenheath

Summary

RAF Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force station[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Lakenheath is located in Suffolk[3].
  • RAF Lakenheath is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • RAF Lakenheath's image is recorded as Lakenheathphoto.jpg[5].
  • RAF Lakenheath's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • RAF Lakenheath's owned by is recorded as Ministry of Defence[7].
  • RAF Lakenheath's operator is recorded as United States Air Force[8].
  • RAF Lakenheath's IATA airport code is recorded as LKZ[9].
  • RAF Lakenheath's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGUL[10].
  • RAF Lakenheath's part of is recorded as United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa[11].
  • RAF Lakenheath's Commons category is recorded as RAF Lakenheath[12].
  • RAF Lakenheath's runway is recorded as 06/24[13].
  • +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Lakenheath[14].
  • RAF Lakenheath's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.408333333333, 'lon': 0.55666666666667}[15].
  • RAF Lakenheath's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hr0z[16].
  • RAF Lakenheath's official website is recorded as https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/[17].
  • RAF Lakenheath's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Royal Air Force Lakenheath'}[18].
  • RAF Lakenheath's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6296653[19].
  • RAF Lakenheath's BBC Things ID is recorded as 10faf888-d9ab-4358-a847-9a8335316cd5[20].
  • RAF Lakenheath's date of official opening is recorded as +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • RAF Lakenheath's X is recorded as 48FighterWing[22].
  • RAF Lakenheath's Facebook username is recorded as RAFLakenheath[23].
  • RAF Lakenheath's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[24].
  • RAF Lakenheath's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 14341725[25].
  • RAF Lakenheath's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03740498n[26].
  • RAF Lakenheath's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 52.40488, 'lon': 0.56148}[27].

Body

Geography

RAF Lakenheath is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Suffolk[3]. Its part of is recorded as United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa[11].

Physical Characteristics

RAF Lakenheath's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[24].

Designation and Status

RAF Lakenheath's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].

History and Context

+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Lakenheath[14]. Its owned by is recorded as Ministry of Defence[7].

Why It Matters

RAF Lakenheath ranks in the top 1% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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