AirportsCarnarvon Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Carnarvon, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CVQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CVQ
- ICAO code
- YCAR
- City
- Carnarvon
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.8843° S, 113.6664° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,679 m (5,509 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CVQ means Carnarvon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YCAR. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.8843° S, 113.6664° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Carnarvon Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,679 metres (5,509 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 78.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,679 m 5,509 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,140 m 3,740 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shark Bay AirportDenham | MJK | 113 km |
| Learmonth AirportExmouth | LEA | 298 km |
| Kalbarri AirportKalbarri | KAX | 318 km |
| Geraldton AirportMoonyoonooka | GET | 447 km |
| Paraburdoo AirportParaburdoo | PBO | 456 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,114 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,588 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,386 km | 10 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,796 km | 17 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 18,132 km | 22 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,925 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,098 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,260 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,748 km | 5 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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