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Sochi International Airport

international airport located in the Adler District of the resort city of Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea in the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Airport international_airport Q1138408
Sochi International Airport
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Summary

Sochi International Airport is an international airport[1]. It draws 2,491 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #398 of 1,156).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sochi International Airport received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].
  • Sochi International Airport is located in Krasnodar Krai[4].
  • Sochi International Airport is in the country of Russia[5].
  • Sochi International Airport is in the country of Soviet Union[6].
  • Sochi International Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[7].
  • Sochi International Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[8].
  • Sochi International Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[9].
  • Sochi International Airport's instance of is recorded as federal aeroport[10].
  • Sochi International Airport is operated by Basel.Aero[11].
  • Vitaly Sevastyanov is named after Sochi International Airport[12].
  • Sochi International Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as AER[13].
  • Sochi International Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as URSS[14].
  • Sochi International Airport's Commons category is recorded as Sochi International Airport[15].
  • Sochi International Airport's runway is recorded as 06/24[16].
  • Sochi International Airport's runway is recorded as 02/20[17].
  • January 1, 1941 marks the founding of Sochi International Airport[18].
  • Sochi International Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.45, 'longitude': 39.956666666667}[19].
  • Sochi International Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.airport.sochi.ru[20].
  • Sochi International Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Sochi[21].
  • Sochi International Airport's date of official opening is recorded as November 23, 1945[22].
  • Sochi International Airport's short name is recorded as Sotchi-Adler[23].
  • Sochi International Airport's short name is recorded as Sochi-Adler[24].
  • Sochi International Airport's short name is recorded as Soči-Adler[25].
  • Sochi International Airport's short name is recorded as Sotsji-Adler[26].
  • Sochi International Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+89'}[27].

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Recognition

Sochi International Airport received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].

Why It Matters

Sochi International Airport draws 2,491 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #398 of 1,156).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Sochi International Airport receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3].

Related Entities

Russia Vitaly Sevastyanov

References

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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. 28d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "URSS"]
    Official website → http://www.airport.sochi.ru
    Patronage → {'amount': '+820000'}, {'amount': '+1212000'}, {'amount': '+1649000'} +62
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Airport", "URSS"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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