Wewak Airport

Summary

Wewak Airport is an airport^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wewak Airport is located in East Sepik Province^[3].
• Wewak Airport is located in Wewak District^[4].
• Wewak Airport is located in Wewak^[5].
• Wewak Airport is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[6].
• Wewak Airport's instance of is recorded as airport^[7].
• Wewak Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome^[8].
• Wewak is named after Wewak Airport^[9].
• Wewak Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as WWK^[10].
• Wewak Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as AYWK^[11].
• Wewak Airport's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[12].
• Wewak Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -3.5838277777778, 'lon': 143.66918611111}^[13].
• Wewak Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[14].
• Wewak Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -3.58383, 'lon': 143.66901}^[15].

Body

Geography

Wewak Airport is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[6]. Located in include East Sepik Province^[3], a province of Papua New Guinea^[16], in Papua New Guinea^[17]; Wewak District^[4], a district of Papua New Guinea^[18], in Papua New Guinea^[19]; and Wewak^[5], a town^[20], in Papua New Guinea^[21], founded in 1919^[22].

Physical Characteristics

Wewak Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport^[7] and commercial traffic aerodrome^[8].

History and Context

Wewak is named after Wewak Airport^[9].

Why It Matters

Wewak Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]