AirportsGladstone Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gladstone, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GLT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GLT
- ICAO code
- YGLA
- City
- Gladstone
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.8698° S, 151.2254° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (64 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,635 m (5,364 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GLT means Gladstone Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YGLA. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.8698° S, 151.2254° E. It stands 20 metres (64 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gladstone Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,635 metres (5,364 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 89.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,635 m 5,364 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton AirportRockhampton | ROK | 94 km |
| Thangool AirportBiloela | THG | 96 km |
| Bundaberg AirportBundaberg | BDB | 160 km |
| Hervey Bay AirportHervey Bay | HVB | 232 km |
| Emerald AirportEmerald | EMD | 312 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,841 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,740 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,663 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,111 km | 19 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,451 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,491 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,818 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,716 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,120 km | 1 h 50 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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