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RAF Thorney Island

airport in the United Kingdom
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RAF Thorney Island

Summary

RAF Thorney Island is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Thorney Island is located in West Thorney[3].
  • RAF Thorney Island is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • RAF Thorney Island's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • RAF Thorney Island's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • RAF Thorney Island's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • RAF Thorney Island is operated by Royal Air Force[8].
  • RAF Thorney Island's Commons category is recorded as RAF Thorney Island[9].
  • +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Thorney Island[10].
  • RAF Thorney Island was dissolved in +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • RAF Thorney Island was dissolved in +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • RAF Thorney Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 50.816944444444, 'longitude': -0.92083333333333, 'precision': 0.00027777777777778}[13].
  • RAF Thorney Island's date of official opening is recorded as +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • RAF Thorney Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[15].
  • RAF Thorney Island's historic county is recorded as Sussex[16].

Body

Geography

RAF Thorney Island is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in West Thorney[3].

Physical Characteristics

RAF Thorney Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[15].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1938-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Thorney Island[10].

Why It Matters

RAF Thorney Island ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.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 · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → West Thorney
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    Image → Thorney Island airfield from the air, May 1976 - geograph.or
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "RAFThorneyIsland::sp5nv"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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