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Leknes Airport

airport in Vestvågøy, Norway
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Leknes Airport

Summary

Leknes Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leknes Airport is located in Vestvågøy Municipality[3].
  • Leknes Airport is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Leknes Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Leknes Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Leknes Airport is operated by Avinor[7].
  • Leknes is named after Leknes Airport[8].
  • Leknes Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as LKN[9].
  • Leknes Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as ENLK[10].
  • Leknes Airport's Commons category is recorded as Leknes Airport[11].
  • Leknes Airport's runway is recorded as 02/20[12].
  • January 1, 1972 marks the founding of Leknes Airport[13].
  • Leknes Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 68.154166666667, 'longitude': 13.616666666667}[14].
  • Leknes Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 68.1525, 'longitude': 13.609444444444444}[15].
  • Leknes Airport's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Vestvågøya[16].
  • Leknes Airport's official website is recorded as https://avinor.no/en/airport/leknes-airport/[17].
  • Leknes Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Leknes[18].
  • Leknes Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1972[19].
  • Leknes Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+24'}[20].
  • Leknes Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 68.1525, 'longitude': 13.6094}[21].
  • Leknes Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+79450'}[22].
  • Leknes Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+79903'}[23].
  • Leknes Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+82657'}[24].
  • Leknes Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+84795'}[25].
  • Leknes Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+86177'}[26].
  • Leknes Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+87468'}[27].

Body

Geography

Leknes Airport is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Vestvågøy Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Leknes Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+24'}[20].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1972 marks the founding of Leknes Airport[13]. Leknes is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Leknes Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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. 20d 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 ↗
    Patronage → {'amount': '+79450'}, {'amount': '+79903'}, {'amount': '+82657'} +45
    Inception → —
    Located in/on physical feature → Vestvågøya
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "LeknesAirport::h6hfh"]
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "LeknesAirport::h6hfh"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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