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Visby Airport

airport in Visby, Gotland Municipality, Sweden
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Visby Airport

Summary

Visby Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Visby Airport is located in Region Gotland[3].
  • Visby Airport is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Visby Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Visby Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Visby Airport is owned by Swedavia[7].
  • Visby Airport is operated by Swedavia[8].
  • Visby is named after Visby Airport[9].
  • Visby Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as VBY[10].
  • Visby Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as ESSV[11].
  • Visby Airport took place at Visby[12].
  • Visby Airport's Commons category is recorded as Visby Airport[13].
  • Visby Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/Stockholm[14].
  • Visby Airport's runway is recorded as 03/21[15].
  • Visby Airport's runway is recorded as 10/28[16].
  • +1942-01-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Visby Airport[17].
  • Visby Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.662777777778, 'lon': 18.346111111111}[18].
  • Visby Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.swedavia.com/visby/[19].
  • Visby Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Visby[20].
  • Visby Airport's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+300'}[21].
  • Visby Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1944-01-27T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Visby Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+164'}[23].
  • Visby Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 57.662777777778, 'lon': 18.346111111111}[24].
  • Visby Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+16844'}[25].
  • Visby Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+18945'}[26].
  • Visby Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+20610'}[27].

Body

Geography

Visby Airport is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Region Gotland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Visby Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+164'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1942-01-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Visby Airport[17]. It is owned by Swedavia[7]. Visby is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Visby Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . aro.lfv.se. Retrieved . aro.lfv.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . aro.lfv.se. Retrieved . aro.lfv.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . aro.lfv.se. Retrieved . aro.lfv.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . transportstyrelsen.se. transportstyrelsen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . transportstyrelsen.se. transportstyrelsen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . transportstyrelsen.se. transportstyrelsen.se. Provenance: 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. 24d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Website → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'lat': 57.662777777778, 'lon': 18.346111111111}
    Named after → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "ESSV"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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