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Sigiriya Airport

airport in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
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Sigiriya Airport

Summary

Sigiriya Airport is an aerodrome[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sigiriya Airport is located in Sigiriya[3].
  • Sigiriya Airport is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • Sigiriya Airport's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[5].
  • Sigiriya Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Sigiriya Airport's operator is recorded as Sri Lanka Air Force[7].
  • Sigiriya Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as GIU[8].
  • Sigiriya Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as VCCS[9].
  • Sigiriya Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.95589, 'lon': 80.7281}[10].
  • Sigiriya Airport's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_yh5m4[11].
  • Sigiriya Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Dambulla[12].
  • Sigiriya Airport's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7731056[13].
  • Sigiriya Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Sigiriya Airport's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+192'}[15].

Body

Geography

Sigiriya Airport is in the country of Sri Lanka[4]. It is located in Sigiriya[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sigiriya Airport's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+192'}[15].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Sigiriya Airport ranks in the top 9% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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