RAF Machrihanish

military airbase in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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RAF Machrihanish

Summary

RAF Machrihanish is an air base[1]. It draws 334 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #171 of 917).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Machrihanish is located in Argyll and Bute[3].
  • RAF Machrihanish is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • RAF Machrihanish's instance of is recorded as air base[5].
  • RAF Machrihanish's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • RAF Machrihanish's IATA airport code is recorded as CAL[7].
  • RAF Machrihanish's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGEC[8].
  • RAF Machrihanish took place at Kintyre[9].
  • RAF Machrihanish was dissolved in 1996[10].
  • RAF Machrihanish's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.4372, 'longitude': -5.68639, 'precision': 0.0001}[11].
  • RAF Machrihanish's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Kintyre[12].
  • RAF Machrihanish's official website is recorded as http://www.machrihanish.org/[13].
  • RAF Machrihanish's place served by transport hub is recorded as Campbeltown[14].
  • RAF Machrihanish's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[15].
  • RAF Machrihanish's described by source is recorded as Secret Scotland[16].
  • RAF Machrihanish's replaced by is recorded as Campbeltown Airport[17].
  • RAF Machrihanish's different from is recorded as Campbeltown Airport[18].
  • RAF Machrihanish sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+42'}[19].
  • RAF Machrihanish's patronage is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8965'}[20].
  • RAF Machrihanish's patronage is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3739'}[21].
  • RAF Machrihanish's patronage is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10312'}[22].
  • RAF Machrihanish's patronage is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9062'}[23].
  • RAF Machrihanish's historic county is recorded as Argyll[24].

Body

Geography

RAF Machrihanish is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Argyll and Bute[3].

Physical Characteristics

RAF Machrihanish sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+42'}[19].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

RAF Machrihanish draws 334 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #171 of 917).[2]

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.
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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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icao airport code EGEC
    Instance of air base, Royal Air Force station
    Country United Kingdom
    Different from Campbeltown Airport
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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