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Wattisham Airfield

military airfield in Suffolk, England
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Wattisham Airfield

Summary

Wattisham Airfield is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wattisham Airfield is located in Wattisham[3].
  • Wattisham Airfield is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wattisham Airfield's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Wattisham Airfield is operated by British Army[6].
  • Wattisham Airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGUW[7].
  • Wattisham Airfield's Commons category is recorded as RAF Wattisham[8].
  • Wattisham Airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.127222222222, 'longitude': 0.95638888888889}[9].
  • Wattisham Airfield's place served by transport hub is recorded as Ipswich[10].
  • Wattisham Airfield's date of official opening is recorded as April 5, 1939[11].
  • Wattisham Airfield's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 52.1273, 'longitude': 0.95626}[12].
  • Wattisham Airfield's historic county is recorded as Suffolk[13].

Body

Geography

Wattisham Airfield is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Wattisham[3].

Designation and Status

Wattisham Airfield's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

Why It Matters

Wattisham Airfield ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historic county → Suffolk
    Coordinates → —
    Country → United Kingdom
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Wattisham
    + 10 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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