AirportsLockhart River Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lockhart River, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IRG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IRG
- ICAO code
- YLHR
- City
- Lockhart River
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.7869° S, 143.3050° E
- Elevation
- 23 m (77 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,499 m (4,919 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IRG means Lockhart River Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YLHR. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.7869° S, 143.3050° E. It stands 23 metres (77 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Lockhart River Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,499 metres (4,919 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 116.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,499 m 4,919 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coen AirportCoen | CUQ | 110 km |
| Weipa AirportWeipa | WEI | 150 km |
| Aurukun AirportAurukun | AUU | 183 km |
| Northern Peninsula AirportBamaga | ABM | 225 km |
| Horn Island AirportHorn | HID | 268 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,465 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,488 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,407 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,626 km | 18 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,263 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,553 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,613 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,388 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,484 km | 3 h 30 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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