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Socotra Airport

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Socotra Airport

Summary

Socotra Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Socotra Airport is located in Socotra[3].
  • Socotra Airport is in the country of Yemen[4].
  • Socotra Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Socotra Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Socotra is named after Socotra Airport[7].
  • Socotra Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as SCT[8].
  • Socotra Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as OYSQ[9].
  • Socotra Airport's Commons category is recorded as Socotra Airport[10].
  • Socotra Airport's runway is recorded as 03/21[11].
  • 1999 marks the founding of Socotra Airport[12].
  • Socotra Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 12.630277777777778, 'longitude': 53.90694444444444}[13].
  • Socotra Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Socotra[14].
  • Socotra Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+45'}[15].
  • Socotra Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 12.6307, 'longitude': 53.9058}[16].

Body

Geography

Socotra Airport is in the country of Yemen[4]. It is located in Socotra[3].

Physical Characteristics

Socotra Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+45'}[15].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1999 marks the founding of Socotra Airport[12]. Socotra is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Socotra Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,472 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Socotra Yemen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+45'}
    Named after → Socotra
    Coordinates → —
    Country → Yemen
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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