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Zaranj Airport

airport in Afghanistan
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Zaranj Airport
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Zaranj Airport

Summary

Zaranj Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zaranj Airport is located in Zaranj District[3].
  • Zaranj Airport is in the country of Afghanistan[4].
  • Zaranj Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Zaranj Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Zaranj Airport is operated by Ministry of Defense[7].
  • Zaranj is named after Zaranj Airport[8].
  • Zaranj Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as ZAJ[9].
  • Zaranj Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as OAZJ[10].
  • Zaranj Airport's Commons category is recorded as Zaranj Airport[11].
  • 1969 marks the founding of Zaranj Airport[12].
  • Zaranj Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.969472222222, 'longitude': 61.866694444444}[13].
  • Zaranj Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Zaranj[14].
  • Zaranj Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1581'}[15].
  • Zaranj Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 30.97222, 'longitude': 61.86583}[16].

Body

Geography

Zaranj Airport is in the country of Afghanistan[4]. It is located in Zaranj District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Zaranj Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1581'}[15].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1969 marks the founding of Zaranj Airport[12]. Zaranj is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Zaranj Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Afghanistan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d 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. 19w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → Ministry of Defense
    Located in time zone → —
    Aliases → —
    Inception → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "ZaranjAirport::gh4bf"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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