RAF Upavon

Summary

RAF Upavon is a Royal Air Force station^[1]. It draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (royal_air_force_station category, ranking #38 of 149).^[2]

Key Facts

• RAF Upavon is located in Upavon^[3].
• RAF Upavon is located in Pewsey^[4].
• RAF Upavon is located in Wiltshire^[5].
• RAF Upavon is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• RAF Upavon's image is recorded as Upavon Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 396918.jpg^[7].
• RAF Upavon's image is recorded as Trenchard Lines, Upavon Station - taken from a glider launched from Upavon Airfield on a cold winter's afternoon, February 2002 - geograph.org.uk - 573448.jpg^[8].
• RAF Upavon's instance of is recorded as aerodrome^[9].
• RAF Upavon's owned by is recorded as Ministry of Defence^[10].
• RAF Upavon's owned by is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom^[11].
• RAF Upavon's operator is recorded as British Army^[12].
• Upavon is named after RAF Upavon^[13].
• RAF Upavon's IATA airport code is recorded as UPV^[14].
• RAF Upavon's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGDJ^[15].
• RAF Upavon's postal code is recorded as SN9 6BE^[16].
• RAF Upavon's Commons category is recorded as RAF Upavon^[17].
• RAF Upavon's occupant is recorded as Volunteer Gliding Squadron^[18].
• +1912-05-13T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Upavon^[19].
• RAF Upavon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.2906, 'lon': -1.77833}^[20].
• RAF Upavon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03czy3q^[21].
• RAF Upavon's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Defence^[22].
• RAF Upavon's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8520867^[23].
• RAF Upavon's BBC Things ID is recorded as fe31dc2d-fdac-43ca-b6e8-220a221e024d^[24].
• RAF Upavon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'UPN'}^[25].
• RAF Upavon's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+574'}^[26].
• RAF Upavon's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 14343319^[27].

Body

Geography

RAF Upavon is in the country of United Kingdom^[6]. Located in include Upavon^[3], a village^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Pewsey^[4], a village^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; and Wiltshire^[5], a ceremonial county of England^[32], in United Kingdom^[33].

Physical Characteristics

RAF Upavon's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+574'}^[26].

Designation and Status

RAF Upavon's instance of is recorded as aerodrome^[9].

History and Context

+1912-05-13T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Upavon^[19]. Owners include Ministry of Defence^[10], a department of the United Kingdom Government^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1964^[36], headquartered in Whitehall^[37] and Government of the United Kingdom^[11], a government^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], headquartered in 10 Downing Street^[40]. Upavon is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

RAF Upavon draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (royal_air_force_station category, ranking #38 of 149).^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]