AirportsElcho Island Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Elcho Island, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ELC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ELC
- ICAO code
- YELD
- City
- Elcho Island
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.0194° S, 135.5710° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (101 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,440 m (4,724 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ELC means Elcho Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YELD. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.0194° S, 135.5710° E. It stands 31 metres (101 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Elcho Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,440 metres (4,724 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 123.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,440 m 4,724 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Evella Airport | LEL | 59 km |
| Milingimbi AirportMilingimbi Island | MGT | 74 km |
| Ramingining Airport | RAM | 82 km |
| Gove AirportNhulunbuy | GOV | 138 km |
| Maningrida AirportManingrida | MNG | 145 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,732 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,690 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,614 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,118 km | 17 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,733 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,219 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,791 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,308 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,906 km | 4 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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