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Svolvær Airport

airport in Vågan, Norway
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Summary

Svolvær Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Svolvær Airport is located in Vågan Municipality[3].
  • Svolvær Airport is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Svolvær Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Svolvær Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Svolvær Airport is operated by Avinor[7].
  • Svolvær is named after Svolvær Airport[8].
  • Svolvær Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as SVJ[9].
  • Svolvær Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as ENSH[10].
  • Svolvær Airport's Commons category is recorded as Svolvær Airport, Helle[11].
  • Svolvær Airport's runway is recorded as 01/19[12].
  • January 1, 1972 marks the founding of Svolvær Airport[13].
  • Svolvær Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 68.2433, 'longitude': 14.6692}[14].
  • Svolvær Airport's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Austvågøya[15].
  • Svolvær Airport's official website is recorded as https://avinor.no/en/airport/svolvar-airport/[16].
  • Svolvær Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Svolvær[17].
  • Svolvær Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1972[18].
  • Svolvær Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+9'}[19].
  • Svolvær Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 68.2433, 'longitude': 14.6692}[20].
  • Svolvær Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+78205'}[21].
  • Svolvær Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+81878'}[22].
  • Svolvær Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+84448'}[23].
  • Svolvær Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+103530'}[24].
  • Svolvær Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+107144'}[25].
  • Svolvær Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+61532'}[26].
  • Svolvær Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+62460'}[27].

Body

Geography

Svolvær Airport is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Vågan Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Svolvær Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+9'}[19].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1972 marks the founding of Svolvær Airport[13]. Svolvær is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Svolvær Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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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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. 21d 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. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature → Austvågøya
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+9'}
    Located in → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Vågan Municipality
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Airport", "SvolvaerHelleAirport::ff47y"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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