MoD Boscombe Down

Summary

MoD Boscombe Down is an airport^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• MoD Boscombe Down is located in Amesbury^[3].
• MoD Boscombe Down is located in England^[4].
• MoD Boscombe Down is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• MoD Boscombe Down's image is recorded as RAF Boscombe Down 04.jpg^[6].
• MoD Boscombe Down's instance of is recorded as airport^[7].
• MoD Boscombe Down's instance of is recorded as air base^[8].
• MoD Boscombe Down's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station^[9].
• MoD Boscombe Down's operator is recorded as QinetiQ^[10].
• MoD Boscombe Down's operator is recorded as Royal Air Force^[11].
• MoD Boscombe Down's ISNI is recorded as 0000000417955700^[12].
• MoD Boscombe Down's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGDM^[13].
• MoD Boscombe Down's postal code is recorded as SP4 0JE^[14].
• MoD Boscombe Down's Commons category is recorded as RAF Boscombe Down^[15].
• MoD Boscombe Down's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/London^[16].
• +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MoD Boscombe Down^[17].
• MoD Boscombe Down's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.152222222222, 'lon': -1.7475}^[18].
• MoD Boscombe Down's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b2q5y^[19].
• MoD Boscombe Down's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/mod-boscombe-down/^[20].
• MoD Boscombe Down's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica^[21].
• MoD Boscombe Down's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6296581^[22].
• MoD Boscombe Down's BBC Things ID is recorded as b7cc6a0a-b27a-404b-acb8-197d2d902759^[23].
• MoD Boscombe Down's date of official opening is recorded as +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• MoD Boscombe Down's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+407'}^[25].
• MoD Boscombe Down's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 14340405^[26].
• MoD Boscombe Down's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 51.1522, 'lon': -1.74741}^[27].

Body

Geography

MoD Boscombe Down is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Amesbury^[3], a town^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and England^[4], a constituent country of the United Kingdom^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 0927^[32].

Physical Characteristics

MoD Boscombe Down's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+407'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport^[7], air base^[8], and Royal Air Force station^[9].

History and Context

+1917-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MoD Boscombe Down^[17].

Why It Matters

MoD Boscombe Down ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]