AirportsCooktown Airport is a medium-sized airport in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CTN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CTN
- ICAO code
- YCKN
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.4436° S, 145.1832° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,627 m (5,338 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CTN means Cooktown Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YCKN. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.4436° S, 145.1832° E. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Cairns, about 176 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cooktown Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,627 metres (5,338 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 90.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,627 m 5,338 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns International AirportCairns | CNS | 171 km |
| Coen AirportCoen | CUQ | 291 km |
| Lockhart River AirportLockhart River | IRG | 358 km |
| Kowanyama AirportKowanyama | KWM | 368 km |
| Pormpuraaw AirportPormpuraaw | EDR | 388 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,798 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,792 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,714 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,983 km | 18 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,336 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,538 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,897 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,699 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,143 km | 3 h 05 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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