AirportsHorn Island Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Horn, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HID.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HID
- ICAO code
- YHID
- City
- Horn
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.5856° S, 142.2928° E
- Elevation
- 13 m (43 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,389 m (4,557 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HID means Horn Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YHID. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.5856° S, 142.2928° E. It stands 13 metres (43 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Daru, about 195 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Port Moresby, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Horn Island Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,389 metres (4,557 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 131.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,389 m 4,557 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,235 m 4,052 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kubin Island AirportKubin Island | KUG | 41 km |
| Northern Peninsula AirportBamaga | ABM | 44 km |
| Badu Island AirportBadu Island | BDD | 50 km |
| Mabuiag Island AirportMabuiag Island | UBB | 71 km |
| Warraber Island AirportSue Islet | SYU | 72 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,237 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,290 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,203 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,359 km | 17 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,152 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,515 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,439 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,137 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,751 km | 3 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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