AirportsAurukun Airport is a small airport serving Aurukun, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AUU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AUU
- ICAO code
- YAUR
- City
- Aurukun
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 13.3540° S, 141.7200° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,262 m (4,140 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AUU means Aurukun Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YAUR. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.3540° S, 141.7200° E. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Aurukun Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,262 metres (4,140 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 140.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,262 m 4,140 ft | 30 m | Steel planking | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Weipa AirportWeipa | WEI | 78 km |
| Coen AirportCoen | CUQ | 157 km |
| Pormpuraaw AirportPormpuraaw | EDR | 172 km |
| Lockhart River AirportLockhart River | IRG | 183 km |
| Kowanyama AirportKowanyama | KWM | 237 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,359 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,357 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,278 km | 12 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,595 km | 18 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,425 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,732 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,469 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,442 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,481 km | 3 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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