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Sion Airport

airport in Sion, Switzerland
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Sion Airport

Summary

Sion Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sion Airport is located in Canton of Valais[3].
  • Sion Airport is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Sion Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Sion is named after Sion Airport[6].
  • Sion Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as SIR[7].
  • Sion Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as LSGS[8].
  • Sion Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as LSMS[9].
  • Sion Airport's Commons category is recorded as Sion Airport[10].
  • Sion Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/Zurich[11].
  • Sion Airport's runway is recorded as 07/25[12].
  • Sion Airport's runway is recorded as 07/25 GRASS[13].
  • Sion Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.219166666666666, 'lon': 7.326944444444444}[14].
  • Sion Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.sionaeroport.ch/[15].
  • Sion Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Sion[16].
  • Sion Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1935-06-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Sion Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sion'}[18].
  • Sion Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sion'}[19].
  • Sion Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Sitten'}[20].
  • Sion Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1582'}[21].
  • Sion Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 46.219166666666666, 'lon': 7.326944444444444}[22].
  • Sion Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+94'}[23].
  • Sion Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+287'}[24].
  • Sion Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+15161'}[25].
  • Sion Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7658'}[26].
  • Sion Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+3399'}[27].

Body

Geography

Sion Airport is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Valais[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sion Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1582'}[21].

Designation and Status

Sion Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

History and Context

Sion is named after Sion Airport[6].

Why It Matters

Sion Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Aeronautical Information Publication. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . sionairport.ch. sionairport.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Aeronautical Information Publication. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Aeronautical Information Publication. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Aeronautical Information Publication. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Aeronautical Information Publication. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Aeronautical Information Publication. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Aeronautical Information Publication. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 24d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "LSGS"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "LSGS"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
  2. 4w ago · ~2026-97857-1 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1582'}
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Canton of Valais
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q68136]]"
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