AirportsCoober Pedy Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Coober Pedy, in South Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CPD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CPD
- ICAO code
- YCBP
- City
- Coober Pedy
- State or region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.0383° S, 134.7222° E
- Elevation
- 226 m (740 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,428 m (4,685 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CPD means Coober Pedy Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YCBP. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.0383° S, 134.7222° E. It stands 226 metres (740 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Coober Pedy Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,428 metres (4,685 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 124.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,428 m 4,685 ft | 30 m | Steel planking | Yes |
| 14/32 | 829 m 2,720 ft | 30 m | Grass | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prominent Hill AirportMount Eba | PXH | 108 km |
| Olympic Dam AirportOlympic Dam | OLP | 263 km |
| Ceduna Airport | CED | 357 km |
| Port Augusta Airport | PUG | 480 km |
| Whyalla AirportWhyalla | WYA | 520 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,860 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,522 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,396 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,567 km | 19 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,129 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,208 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,701 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,201 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,651 km | 2 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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