Wewak Airport

airport in Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Place airport Q1433221
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Wewak Airport

Summary

Wewak Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 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 coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -3.5838277777778, 'longitude': 143.66918611111}[12].
  • Wewak Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+6'}[13].
  • Wewak Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': -3.58383, 'longitude': 143.66901}[14].

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[15], in Papua New Guinea[16]; Wewak District[4], a district of Papua New Guinea[17], in Papua New Guinea[18]; and Wewak[5], a town[19], in Papua New Guinea[20], founded in 1919[21].

Physical Characteristics

Wewak Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+6'}[13].

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 (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d 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. 21w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    Instance of → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "AYWK"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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