AirportsEsperance Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Esperance, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EPR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EPR
- ICAO code
- YESP
- City
- Esperance
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.6844° S, 121.8230° E
- Elevation
- 143 m (470 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EPR means Esperance Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YESP. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.6844° S, 121.8230° E. It stands 143 metres (470 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Esperance Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 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 115.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,178 m 3,865 ft | 18 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie Boulder AirportBroadwood | KGI | 323 km |
| Albany AirportAlbany | ALH | 394 km |
| Leonora AirportLeonora | LNO | 537 km |
| Laverton AirportLaverton | LVO | 567 km |
| Perth International AirportPerth | PER | 581 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,370 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,831 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,599 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,044 km | 18 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 18,434 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,536 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,319 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,922 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,703 km | 3 h 45 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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