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Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri

Royal Air Force station near Akrotiri in the Sovereign Base Area on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus
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Summary

Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri is a Royal Air Force station[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri is located in Akrotiri and Dhekelia[3].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[5].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri is owned by Ministry of Defence[7].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri is operated by Royal Air Force[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's headquarters location is recorded as Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's IATA airport code is recorded as AKT[10].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's ICAO airport code is recorded as LCRA[11].
  • The location of Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri was Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area[12].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's Commons category is recorded as RAF Akrotiri[13].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's occupant is recorded as No. 84 Squadron RAF[14].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's occupant is recorded as No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing Royal Air Force[15].
  • January 1, 1956 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri[16].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.59041667, 'lon': 32.98786111}[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-akrotiri/[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'AKT'}[19].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri's different from is recorded as Akrotiri[20].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+22'}[21].
  • Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri covers an area of {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+2128'}[22].

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Geography

Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Akrotiri and Dhekelia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri covers an area of {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+2128'}[22]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+22'}[21].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1956 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri[16]. It is owned by Ministry of Defence[7].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri ranks in the top 3% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'ja', 'ms', '
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, air base
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: air base"
  2. 17w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → Ministry of Defence
    Website → —
    Owned by → —
    Aliases → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||fr */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38217|batch #38217]]"
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