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RAF Northolt

Royal Air Force station in Hillingdon, West London, England
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Summary

RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,664 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Northolt is located in London Borough of Hillingdon[3].
  • RAF Northolt is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • RAF Northolt's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[5].
  • RAF Northolt's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • RAF Northolt is operated by Royal Air Force[7].
  • South Ruislip station is named after RAF Northolt[8].
  • RAF Northolt's IATA airport code is recorded as NHT[9].
  • RAF Northolt's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGWU[10].
  • RAF Northolt's postal code is recorded as HA4 6NG[11].
  • RAF Northolt's Commons category is recorded as RAF Northolt[12].
  • RAF Northolt's runway is recorded as 07/25[13].
  • 1915 marks the founding of RAF Northolt[14].
  • RAF Northolt's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.553055555556, 'longitude': -0.41833333333333}[15].
  • RAF Northolt's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-northolt/[16].
  • RAF Northolt's date of official opening is recorded as 1915[17].
  • RAF Northolt's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 51.553, 'longitude': -0.41817}[18].
  • RAF Northolt's street address is recorded as West End Road, Ruislip, London, Middlesex, HA4 6NG, United Kingdom[19].
  • RAF Northolt's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[20].

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Geography

RAF Northolt is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in London Borough of Hillingdon[3].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1915 marks the founding of RAF Northolt[14]. South Ruislip station is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

RAF Northolt ranks in the top 5% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,664 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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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.
  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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . 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. 25d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Street address → West End Road, Ruislip, London, Middlesex, HA4 6NG, United K
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 20w ago · Almacartney · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Postal code → HA4 6NG
    Inception → +1915-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Historic county → Middlesex
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Postal code: HA4 6NG"
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