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RAF Cranwell

Royal Air Force training station in Lincolnshire, England
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RAF Cranwell

Summary

RAF Cranwell is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Cranwell is located in England[3].
  • RAF Cranwell is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • RAF Cranwell's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • RAF Cranwell's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • RAF Cranwell is operated by Royal Air Force[7].
  • RAF Cranwell's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGYD[8].
  • RAF Cranwell's Commons category is recorded as RAF Cranwell[9].
  • RAF Cranwell's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.030277777778, 'longitude': -0.48333333333333}[10].
  • RAF Cranwell's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-college-cranwell/[11].
  • RAF Cranwell's date of official opening is recorded as April 1, 1916[12].
  • RAF Cranwell's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 53.0303, 'longitude': -0.48324}[13].
  • RAF Cranwell's historic county is recorded as Lincolnshire[14].

Body

Geography

RAF Cranwell is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in England[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and Royal Air Force station[6].

Why It Matters

RAF Cranwell ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 53.0303, 'longitude': -0.48324}
    Instance of → airport, Royal Air Force station
    Official website → https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-college
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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