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Royal Air Force Station Mount Pleasant

Royal Air Force station, military airbase, and international airport on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands
Place royal_air_force_station Q2071294

Facts

28 properties

Identity

Instance of
Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force aerodrome, military base, air base, international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome[4][5][6][7][8]
Inception
1985[29]
Official website
www.raf.mod.uk, www.raf.mod.uk[33][34]
Official name
Royal Air Force Station Mount Pleasant[36]

Location

Country
United Kingdom, Falkland Islands[2][3]
Location
Pleasant Peak, East Falkland[16][17]
Coordinate location
🗺️ -51.823°, -58.447°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Falkland Islands[1]
Located in/on physical feature
East Falkland[30]

Population and size

Elevation above sea level
+74[38]
More facts +18
Owned by
Ministry of Defence, Government of the United Kingdom[10][11]
Part of
Royal Air Force, British Forces South Atlantic Islands[18][19]
Has use
air base, military aviation, headquarters, civil aviation[20][21][22][23]
Adjacent structure or building
Mount Pleasant Complex cricket oval[39]
Aerodrome reference point
🗺️ -51.823°, -58.466°
Commissioned by
Government of the United Kingdom[9]
Date of official opening
1985[37]
IATA airport code
MPN[14]
ICAO airport code
EGYP[15]
Image harvest run
pdhero-20261109T032439Z
Image last checked license
CC BY 2.0
Image unavailable reason
no_pd_license
Occupant
No. 1310 Flight, Royal Air Force, No. 1312 Flight, Royal Air Force, No. 1435 Flight, Royal Air Force[24][25][26]
Operator
Royal Air Force, British Forces South Atlantic Islands[12][13]
Parent organization or unit
British Forces South Atlantic Islands, Ministry of Defence[31][32]
Replaces
Port Stanley Airport[35]
Runway
10/28, 05/23[27][28]
State of use
active[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mount Pleasant Complex en Royal Air Force Station Mount Pleasant en Mount Pleasant Airport en EGYP en MPN en RAF Mount Pleasant ar قاعدة جبل بليزنت الجوية es Base Aerea de Monte Agradable es Aeropuerto de Mount Pleasant es Base Aérea de Monte Agradable es Base Aerea de Mount Pleasant es Mount Pleasant es RAF Mount Pleasant fa EGYP fa MPN fa فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی ماونت پلزنت he בסיס חיל האוויר המלכותי מאונט פלזנט id Bandar Udara RAF Mount Pleasant id EGYP id MPN
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mount Pleasant Airport - Donald Morrison.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
1d71b14f-55d0-4ea3-9318-eda332c2ec84
Freebase ID
/m/01pp2k
GeoNames ID
6296679
UN/LOCODE
FKMPN

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🔗 Connections
Country 1
United Kingdom
Instance of 1
airport
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Falkland Islands
Located in/on physical feature 1
East Falkland
Operator 1
Royal Air Force
← Airline hub 1
AirTanker Services Limited
← Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
Peter Walker
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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . raf.mod.uk. Retrieved . raf.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . 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. 6d ago · Vicarage · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Official website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-mount-pleasant/"
  2. 6d ago · Vicarage · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Official website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/mount-pleasant-complex/"
  3. 6d ago · Vicarage · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Has use: headquarters"
  4. 6d ago · Vicarage · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Has use: headquarters"
  5. 12d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim rank: Official website: https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/mount-pleasant-complex/, remove unnecessary use of preferred rank #msynbotTask13"
  6. 13d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    UN/LOCODE → FKMPN
    "Created claim: UN/LOCODE: FKMPN"
  7. 17w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force aerodrome, military base +3
    Replaces → Port Stanley Airport
    Owned by → Ministry of Defence, Government of the United Kingdom
    Official website → https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/mount-pleas, https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-mount-p
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Image: Mount Pleasant Airport - Donald Morrison.jpg"
  8. 17w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force aerodrome, military base +3
    Has use → air base, military aviation, headquarters +1
    Part of → Royal Air Force, British Forces South Atlantic Islands
    "Changed claim: Occupant: No. 1310 Flight, Royal Air Force"
  9. 17w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → Ministry of Defence, Government of the United Kingdom
    Country → United Kingdom, Falkland Islands
    Location → Pleasant Peak, East Falkland
    Commissioned by → Government of the United Kingdom
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Occupant: No. 1310 Flight, Royal Air Force"
  10. 17w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force aerodrome, military base +3
    Owned by → Ministry of Defence, Government of the United Kingdom
    "Created claim: Owned by: Government of the United Kingdom"
  11. 17w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force aerodrome, military base +3
    "Changed claim: Instance of: international airport"
  12. 19w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/mount-pleas, https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-mount-p
    Instance of → Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force aerodrome, military base +3
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+74'}
    Operator → Royal Air Force, British Forces South Atlantic Islands
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [fr] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #38217"
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