AirportsCoen Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Coen, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CUQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CUQ
- ICAO code
- YCOE
- City
- Coen
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.7611° S, 143.1133° E
- Elevation
- 162 m (532 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,252 m (4,107 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CUQ means Coen Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YCOE. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.7611° S, 143.1133° E. It stands 162 metres (532 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Coen Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,252 metres (4,107 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 141.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,252 m 4,107 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lockhart River AirportLockhart River | IRG | 110 km |
| Aurukun AirportAurukun | AUU | 157 km |
| Weipa AirportWeipa | WEI | 176 km |
| Pormpuraaw AirportPormpuraaw | EDR | 205 km |
| Kowanyama AirportKowanyama | KWM | 241 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,509 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,513 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,434 km | 13 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,710 km | 18 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,357 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,628 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,626 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,494 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,387 km | 3 h 25 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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