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Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton

Royal Air Force (RAF) main operating base in Oxfordshire, England; RAF Air Transport (AT) hub, airport and military airbase
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Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton

Summary

Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,123 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton is located in Oxfordshire[3].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[5].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force aerodrome[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's instance of is recorded as airport[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's instance of is recorded as airline hub[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's commissioned by is recorded as Air Ministry[10].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton is owned by Ministry of Defence[11].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton is owned by Government of the United Kingdom[12].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton is operated by Royal Air Force[13].
  • Brize Norton is named after Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton[14].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's IATA airport code is recorded as BZZ[15].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGVN[16].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton took place at Carterton[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's postal code is recorded as OX18 3LX[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's Commons category is recorded as RAF Brize Norton[19].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's occupant is recorded as No. 296 Squadron RAF[20].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's occupant is recorded as No. 297 Squadron RAF[21].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton comprises AirTanker Hub[22].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's runway is recorded as 07/25[23].
  • 1935 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton[24].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's OS grid reference is recorded as SP 29 06[25].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.75, 'lon': -1.5836111111111}[26].
  • Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-brize-norton/[27].

Body

Geography

Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Oxfordshire[3].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+87.4'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Royal Air Force station[5], Royal Air Force aerodrome[6], air base[7], airport[8], and airline hub[9].

History and Context

1935 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton[24]. Owners include Ministry of Defence[11], a department of the United Kingdom Government[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1964[31], headquartered in Whitehall[32] and Government of the United Kingdom[12], a government[33], in United Kingdom[34], headquartered in 10 Downing Street[35]. Brize Norton is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton ranks in the top 3% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,123 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . 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. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 4d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Commissioned by → Air Ministry
    Post town → CARTERTON
    Os grid reference → SP 29 06
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q145]], см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P17]]"
  2. 6d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P466]]: [[Q11223]]"
  3. 7d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupant → No. 296 Squadron RAF, No. 297 Squadron RAF, Royal Air Force Transport Command +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P466]]: [[Q11223]]"
  4. 7d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force aerodrome, air base +2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P373]]: RAF Brize Norton"
  5. 7d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'RAF Brize Norton'}, {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Brize'}, {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'BZZ'}
    Instagram username → royalairforcebrizenorton
    Tumblr username → rafbrizenorton
    X (twitter) username → RAFBrizeNorton
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q695850]]"
  6. 7d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook username → royalairforcebrizenorton
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P2013]]: royalairforcebrizenorton"
  7. 7d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Postal code → OX18 3LX
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P281]]: OX18 3LX"
  8. 7d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Runway → 07/25
    Country → United Kingdom
    Location → Carterton
    Place served by transport hub → Royal Air Force Station Akrotiri, RAF Mount Pleasant
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1451]]: Transire Confidenter"
  9. 7d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → Ministry of Defence, Government of the United Kingdom
    Instance of → —
    Located in → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.75, 'lon': -1.5836111111111}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P127]]: [[Q6063]]"
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