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Wilson Airport

airport in Nairobi, Kenya
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Wilson Airport

Summary

Wilson Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wilson Airport is located in Nairobi[3].
  • Wilson Airport is in the country of Kenya[4].
  • Wilson Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Wilson Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Wilson Airport is operated by Kenya Airports Authority[7].
  • Wilson Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as WIL[8].
  • Wilson Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as HKNW[9].
  • Wilson Airport's Commons category is recorded as Wilson Airport[10].
  • 1933 marks the founding of Wilson Airport[11].
  • Wilson Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -1.3217194444444, 'longitude': 36.814833333333}[12].
  • Wilson Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.kaa.go.ke/airports/our-airports/wilson-airport/[13].
  • Wilson Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Nairobi[14].
  • Wilson Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1933[15].
  • Wilson Airport's different from is recorded as Wilson International Airport[16].
  • Wilson Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+5546'}[17].
  • Wilson Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': -1.32172, 'longitude': 36.8148}[18].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+243000'}[19].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+300000'}[20].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+295000'}[21].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+327000'}[22].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+325000'}[23].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+331000'}[24].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+413000'}[25].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+528000'}[26].
  • Wilson Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+846000'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wilson Airport is in the country of Kenya[4]. It is located in Nairobi[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wilson Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+5546'}[17].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1933 marks the founding of Wilson Airport[11].

Why It Matters

Wilson Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Kenya

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 4d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronage → {'amount': '+243000'}, {'amount': '+300000'}, {'amount': '+295000'} +7
    Different from → Wilson International Airport
    Country → —
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    + 17 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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