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Southampton Airport

airport in Southampton, England
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Southampton Airport

Summary

Southampton Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 0.84% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,100 views/month, #64 of 7,663).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southampton Airport is located in Eastleigh[3].
  • Southampton Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Southampton Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Southampton Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Southampton Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[7].
  • Southampton Airport is owned by Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited[8].
  • Southampton Airport is operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited[9].
  • Southampton is named after Southampton Airport[10].
  • Southampton Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as SOU[11].
  • Southampton Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGHI[12].
  • Southampton Airport's Commons category is recorded as Southampton Airport[13].
  • Southampton Airport's runway is recorded as 02/20[14].
  • Southampton Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.950277777778, 'longitude': -1.3566666666667}[15].
  • Southampton Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.southamptonairport.com/[16].
  • Southampton Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Southampton[17].
  • Southampton Airport's replaces is recorded as RAF Eastleigh[18].
  • Southampton Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1957[19].
  • Southampton Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+13'}[20].
  • Southampton Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 50.9503, 'longitude': -1.3568}[21].
  • Southampton Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+308844'}[22].
  • Southampton Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+318689'}[23].
  • Southampton Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+283174'}[24].
  • Southampton Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+292466'}[25].
  • Southampton Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+281741'}[26].
  • Southampton Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+330499'}[27].

Body

Geography

Southampton Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Eastleigh[3].

Physical Characteristics

Southampton Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+13'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], commercial traffic aerodrome[6], and international airport[7].

History and Context

Southampton Airport is owned by Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited[8]. Southampton is named after it[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Southampton Airport include Southampton Airport Parkway railway station[28], a railway station[29], in United Kingdom[30].

Why It Matters

Southampton Airport ranks in the top 0.84% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,100 views/month, #64 of 7,663).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Southampton Airport Parkway railway station[28], a railway station[29], in United Kingdom[30].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited
    Place served by transport hub → Southampton
    Operator → —
    State of use → in use
    + 22 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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