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Upernavik Airport

airport in Avannaata, Greenland
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Upernavik Airport

Summary

Upernavik Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Upernavik Airport is located in Avannaata[3].
  • Upernavik Airport is in the country of Greenland[4].
  • Upernavik Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Upernavik Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Upernavik Airport is operated by Greenland Airport Authority[7].
  • Upernavik is named after Upernavik Airport[8].
  • Upernavik Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as JUV[9].
  • Upernavik Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as BGUK[10].
  • Upernavik Airport's Commons category is recorded as Upernavik Airport[11].
  • Upernavik Airport's located in time zone is recorded as America/Nuuk[12].
  • Upernavik Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 72.790277777778, 'lon': -56.130555555556}[13].
  • Upernavik Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.mit.gl/dagens-flyvninger/lufthavne/upernavik/[14].
  • Upernavik Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Upernavik[15].
  • Upernavik Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+126'}[16].
  • Upernavik Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 72.7902, 'lon': -56.1306}[17].

Body

Geography

Upernavik Airport is in the country of Greenland[4]. It is located in Avannaata[3].

Physical Characteristics

Upernavik Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+126'}[16].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Upernavik is named after Upernavik Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Upernavik Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Greenland Upernavik

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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 27d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "UpernavikAirport::4j826"]
    Official website → http://www.mit.gl/dagens-flyvninger/lufthavne/upernavik/
    Instance of → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "UpernavikAirport::4j826"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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