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Soewondo Air Force Base

airbase and former airport serving Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Soewondo Air Force Base

Summary

Soewondo Air Force Base is an international airport[1]. It draws 254 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #473 of 1,156).[2]

Key Facts

  • Soewondo Air Force Base is located in Medan[3].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base[5].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base is owned by Indonesia[7].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base is operated by Angkasa Pura[8].
  • Poland is named after Soewondo Air Force Base[9].
  • Medan is named after Soewondo Air Force Base[10].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as MES[11].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as WIMK[12].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Polonia Airport[13].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+07:00[14].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 3.5580555555556, 'longitude': 98.671666666667}[15].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's place served by transport hub is recorded as Medan[16].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's date of official opening is recorded as 1928[17].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+114'}[18].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+202409'}[19].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+171696'}[20].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+158744'}[21].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+193939'}[22].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+181951'}[23].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+189242'}[24].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+212633'}[25].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+229313'}[26].
  • Soewondo Air Force Base's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+183540'}[27].

Why It Matters

Soewondo Air Force Base draws 254 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #473 of 1,156).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Indonesia Poland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . 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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  1. 3d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Coordinates → —
    Named after → Poland, Medan
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 3.5580555555556, 'longitude': 98.671666666667}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P5817]]: [[Q11639308]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789327725866"
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