AirportsCoffs Harbour Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Coffs Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CFS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CFS
- ICAO code
- YCFS
- City
- Coffs Harbour
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.3206° S, 153.1160° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,080 m (6,824 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CFS means Coffs Harbour Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YCFS. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.3206° S, 153.1160° E. It stands 5 metres (18 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Sydney, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Coffs Harbour Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,080 metres (6,824 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 36.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,080 m 6,824 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 849 m 2,785 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie AirportPort Macquarie | PQQ | 126 km |
| Armidale AirportArmidale | ARM | 146 km |
| Lismore AirportLismore | LSY | 166 km |
| Ballina Byron Gateway AirportBallina | BNK | 171 km |
| Tamworth AirportTamworth | TMW | 233 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,378 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,179 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,087 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,815 km | 20 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,671 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,702 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,275 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,456 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 443 km | 1 h 00 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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