AirportsHooker Creek Airport is a small airport serving Lajamanu, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HOK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HOK
- ICAO code
- YHOO
- City
- Lajamanu
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 18.3367° S, 130.6380° E
- Elevation
- 98 m (320 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,560 m (5,118 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HOK means Hooker Creek Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YHOO. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.3367° S, 130.6380° E. It stands 98 metres (320 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Hooker Creek Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,560 metres (5,118 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 100.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,560 m 5,118 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kalkgurung Airport | KFG | 102 km |
| East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) AirportKununurra | KNX | 351 km |
| Tennant Creek AirportTennant Creek | TCA | 400 km |
| Fitzroy Crossing Airport | FIZ | 536 km |
| McArthur River Mine AirportMcArthur River Mine | MCV | 615 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,763 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,555 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,471 km | 11 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,389 km | 17 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,613 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,033 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,645 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,069 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,676 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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