Pan Am

1927–2025 airline in the United States, former primary international carrier
Organization airline Q8681
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Summary

Pan Am is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,709 views/month, #8 of 2,889).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Silver Anvil Award[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: business[5]
  • Airline hub: Frankfurt Airport[6], John F. Kennedy International Airport[7], London Heathrow Airport[8], Miami International Airport[9], Tokyo International Airport[10], Narita International Airport[11]
  • Item operated: Clipper Victor[12], Airbus A300B4[13], Airbus A310[14], A320-200[15], ATR 42[16], British Aerospace Jetstream 31[17], Boeing 307[18], Boeing 314 Clipper[19], Boeing 377 Stratocruiser[20], Boeing 707[21], Boeing 720B[22], Boeing 727[23], Boeing 737-200[24], Boeing 747[25]
  • Headquarters location: New York City[26]
  • IATA airline designator: PA[27]
  • ICAO airline designator: PAA[28]
  • Child organization or unit: Ransome Airlines[29], SAHSA[30]
  • Commons category: Pan American World Airways[31]
  • Inception: March 14, 1927[32]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 4, 1991[33]
  • Location of formation: Key West[34]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pan Am include it[35], a television series[36], directed by John Fortenberry[37].

Why It Matters

Pan Am has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include it[35], a television series[36], directed by John Fortenberry[37].

FAQs

What awards did Pan Am receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . 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. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 699E-E02A-08B6-4A51-A533
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  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 389368
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  3. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → pan-american-airways-corporation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: pan-american-airways-corporation, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951476|pan american airways corporation (#289951476)]] in [[:toollabs:"
  4. 16w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved → —
    Instance of → airline, business
    Location of formation → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1991-12-04T00:00:00Z
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Factgrid item id: Q1786342, adds FactGrid ID"
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