AirportsChristmas Creek Airport is a small airport serving Christmas Creek Mine, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CKW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CKW
- ICAO code
- YCHK
- City
- Christmas Creek Mine
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 22.3543° S, 119.6426° E
- Elevation
- 446 m (1,462 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CKW means Christmas Creek Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YCHK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.3543° S, 119.6426° E. It stands 446 metres (1,462 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Christmas Creek Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newman AirportNewman | ZNE | 119 km |
| Paraburdoo AirportParaburdoo | PBO | 215 km |
| Port Hedland International AirportPort Hedland | PHE | 243 km |
| Karratha AirportKarratha | KTA | 348 km |
| Wiluna Airport | WUN | 479 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,269 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,860 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,719 km | 11 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,000 km | 17 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,623 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,255 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,135 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,779 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,332 km | 4 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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