Area 51

Summary

Area 51 is an air base^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,977 views/month, #1 of 917).^[2]

Key Facts

• Area 51 is located in Lincoln County^[3].
• Area 51 is located in Nye County^[4].
• Area 51 is in the country of United States^[5].
• Area 51's image is recorded as Sentinel-Homey.png^[6].
• Area 51's instance of is recorded as air base^[7].
• Area 51's instance of is recorded as region associated with claims of anomalous or paranormal events^[8].
• Area 51's instance of is recorded as military restricted area^[9].
• Area 51's owned by is recorded as United States Department of War^[10].
• Area 51's operator is recorded as United States Air Force^[11].
• Area 51's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315137475^[12].
• Area 51's ICAO airport code is recorded as KXTA^[13].
• Area 51's locator map image is recorded as Wfm area51 map en.png^[14].
• Area 51's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh97005343^[15].
• Area 51's has use is recorded as military training area^[16].
• Area 51's Commons category is recorded as Area 51^[17].
• Area 51's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9625443^[18].
• Area 51's runway is recorded as 14/32^[19].
• Area 51's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.233333333333334, 'lon': -115.80833333333334}^[20].
• Area 51's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0yjq^[21].
• Area 51's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Nevada Test and Training Range^[22].
• Area 51's significant event is recorded as Storm Area 51^[23].
• Area 51's place served by transport hub is recorded as Rachel^[24].
• Area 51's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000850536^[25].
• Area 51's has characteristic is recorded as special use airspace^[26].
• Area 51's BBC Things ID is recorded as f21bd9e9-fbee-4ef0-9ffb-325b5fd8ee1c^[27].

Body

Geography

Area 51 is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Lincoln County^[3], a county of Nevada^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30] and Nye County^[4], a county of Nevada^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1864^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Area 51's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+100'}^[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+4463'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include air base^[7], region associated with claims of anomalous or paranormal events^[8], and military restricted area^[9].

History and Context

Area 51's owned by is recorded as United States Department of War^[10].

Why It Matters

Area 51 ranks in the top 0.11% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,977 views/month, #1 of 917).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]