AirportsHughenden Airport is a small airport serving Hughenden, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HGD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HGD
- ICAO code
- YHUG
- City
- Hughenden
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 20.8150° S, 144.2250° E
- Elevation
- 318 m (1,043 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,644 m (5,394 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HGD means Hughenden Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YHUG. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.8150° S, 144.2250° E. It stands 318 metres (1,043 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Hughenden Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,644 metres (5,394 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 87.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,644 m 5,394 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06/24 | 930 m 3,051 ft | 18 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Airport | RCM | 116 km |
| Winton Airport | WIN | 209 km |
| Julia Creek Airport | JCK | 261 km |
| Longreach AirportLongreach | LRE | 291 km |
| Townsville Airport / RAAF Base TownsvilleTownsville | TSV | 317 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,053 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,944 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,868 km | 13 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,441 km | 19 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,814 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,934 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,022 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,285 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,612 km | 2 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.
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