AirportsFlinders Island Airport is a small airport serving Whitemark, in Tasmania, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FLS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FLS
- ICAO code
- YFLI
- City
- Whitemark
- State or region
- Tasmania
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 40.0917° S, 147.9930° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,720 m (5,643 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FLS means Flinders Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YFLI. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.0917° S, 147.9930° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Launceston, about 166 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Hobart, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Flinders Island Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,720 metres (5,643 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 68.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,720 m 5,643 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 05/23 | 1,070 m 3,510 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston AirportLaunceston (Western Junction) | LST | 174 km |
| Devonport AirportDevonport | DPO | 178 km |
| Wynyard AirportBurnie | BWT | 216 km |
| Hobart International AirportHobart (Cambridge) | HBA | 308 km |
| Melbourne Moorabbin AirportMelbourne | MBW | 343 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,569 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,167 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,991 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 17,290 km | 21 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,509 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,625 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,411 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,453 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 739 km | 1 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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