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Wick Airport

airport serving Caithness in the north of Scotland
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Wick Airport

Summary

Wick Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wick Airport is located in Highland[3].
  • Wick Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wick Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Wick Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Wick Airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports[7].
  • Wick is named after Wick Airport[8].
  • Wick Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as WIC[9].
  • Wick Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGPC[10].
  • The location of Wick Airport was Wick[11].
  • Wick Airport's Commons category is recorded as Wick Airport[12].
  • Wick Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/London[13].
  • Wick Airport's runway is recorded as 13/31[14].
  • Wick Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.458888888889, 'lon': -3.0930555555556}[15].
  • Wick Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.hial.co.uk/wick-john-ogroats-airport[16].
  • Wick Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Wick[17].
  • Wick Airport's replaces is recorded as RAF Wick[18].
  • Wick Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1933[19].
  • Wick Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wick'}[20].
  • Wick Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+126'}[21].
  • Wick Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 58.458888888888886, 'lon': -3.0930555555555554}[22].
  • Wick Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+32816'}[23].
  • Wick Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+28604'}[24].
  • Wick Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+26069'}[25].
  • Wick Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+42853'}[26].
  • Wick Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+32265'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wick Airport is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Highland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wick Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+126'}[21].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Wick is named after Wick Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Wick Airport ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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. [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] ↑ . ead.eurocontrol.int. ead.eurocontrol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . caa.co.uk. caa.co.uk. 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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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. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14452 → 920GWIC1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33791|batch #33791]]: NaPTAN stop area codes (920)"
  2. 21d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Official website → https://www.hial.co.uk/wick-john-ogroats-airport
    Located in time zone → Europe/London
    Location → Wick
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "EGPC"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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