Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island

Summary

Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island is an air base^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month, #5 of 917).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island is located in Ascension^[3].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island is in the country of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha^[4].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's image is recorded as RAF Tristar at Ascension Island.jpg^[5].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's image is recorded as Ascension Island, Wideawake Airfield (1).JPG^[6].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's instance of is recorded as air base^[7].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome^[8].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station^[9].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's owned by is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom^[10].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's owned by is recorded as Ministry of Defence^[11].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's operator is recorded as Royal Air Force^[12].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's IATA airport code is recorded as ASI^[13].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's ICAO airport code is recorded as FHAW^[14].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's has use is recorded as staging post^[15].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's Commons category is recorded as RAF Ascension Island^[16].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's occupant is recorded as Royal Air Force^[17].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's occupant is recorded as Serco Group^[18].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's occupant is recorded as United States Air Force^[19].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's runway is recorded as 13/31^[20].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's participated in conflict is recorded as Falklands War^[21].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -7.969667, 'lon': -14.393667}^[22].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03r83f^[23].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ascension Island^[24].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-ascension-island/^[25].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's place served by transport hub is recorded as Georgetown^[26].
• Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6296983^[27].

Body

Geography

Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island is in the country of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha^[4]. It is located in Ascension^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+87'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include air base^[7], commercial traffic aerodrome^[8], and Royal Air Force station^[9].

History and Context

Owners include Government of the United Kingdom^[10], a government^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], headquartered in 10 Downing Street^[31] and Ministry of Defence^[11], a department of the United Kingdom Government^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1964^[34], headquartered in Whitehall^[35].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Ascension Island ranks in the top 0.55% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month, #5 of 917).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]