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Visby Airport

airport in Visby, Gotland Municipality, Sweden
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Summary

Visby Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Visby Airport is located in Region Gotland[3].
  • Visby Airport is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Visby Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Visby Airport's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • Visby Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Visby Airport is owned by Swedavia[8].
  • Visby Airport is operated by Swedavia[9].
  • Visby is named after Visby Airport[10].
  • Visby Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as VBY[11].
  • Visby Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as ESSV[12].
  • Visby Airport took place at Visby[13].
  • Visby Airport's Commons category is recorded as Visby Airport[14].
  • Visby Airport's runway is recorded as 03/21[15].
  • Visby Airport's runway is recorded as 10/28[16].
  • January 27, 1942 marks the founding of Visby Airport[17].
  • Visby Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 57.662777777778, 'longitude': 18.346111111111}[18].
  • Visby Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.swedavia.com/visby/[19].
  • Visby Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Visby[20].
  • Visby Airport's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+300'}[21].
  • Visby Airport's date of official opening is recorded as January 27, 1944[22].
  • Visby Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+164'}[23].
  • Visby Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 57.662777777778, 'longitude': 18.346111111111}[24].
  • Visby Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+16844'}[25].
  • Visby Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+18945'}[26].
  • Visby Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+20610'}[27].

Body

Geography

Visby Airport is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Region Gotland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Visby Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+164'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], air base[6], and commercial traffic aerodrome[7].

History and Context

January 27, 1942 marks the founding of Visby Airport[17]. It is owned by Swedavia[8]. Visby is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Visby Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Website → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 57.662777777778, 'longitude': 18.346111111111}
    Named after → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Airport", "ESSV"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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