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Sanikiluaq Airport

airport in Nunavut, Canada
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Sanikiluaq Airport

Summary

Sanikiluaq Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sanikiluaq Airport is located in Nunavut[3].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Sanikiluaq is named after Sanikiluaq Airport[7].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as YSK[8].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as CYSK[9].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's located in time zone is recorded as America/Iqaluit[10].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's runway is recorded as 09/27[11].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.5369, 'lon': -79.25}[12].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Sanikiluaq[13].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+104'}[14].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 56.5378, 'lon': -79.2467}[15].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6397'}[16].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6139'}[17].
  • Sanikiluaq Airport's state of use is recorded as in use[18].

Body

Geography

Sanikiluaq Airport is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Nunavut[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sanikiluaq Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+104'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Sanikiluaq is named after Sanikiluaq Airport[7].

Why It Matters

Sanikiluaq Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: 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] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 6w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 56.5369, 'lon': -79.25}
    Patronage → {'amount': '+6397'}, {'amount': '+6139'}
    Country → Canada
    State of use → in use
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "SanikiluaqAirport::593q7"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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