AirportsJulia Creek Airport is a small airport in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JCK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JCK
- ICAO code
- YJLC
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 20.6683° S, 141.7230° E
- Elevation
- 123 m (404 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,402 m (4,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JCK means Julia Creek Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YJLC. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.6683° S, 141.7230° E. It stands 123 metres (404 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Julia Creek Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,402 metres (4,600 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 127.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,402 m 4,600 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cloncurry AirportCloncurry | CNJ | 127 km |
| Richmond Airport | RCM | 145 km |
| Mount Isa AirportMount Isa | ISA | 232 km |
| Winton Airport | WIN | 235 km |
| Hughenden AirportHughenden | HGD | 261 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,832 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,702 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,625 km | 13 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,282 km | 18 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,000 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,151 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,780 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,254 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,745 km | 2 h 35 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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