AirportsKing Island Airport is a medium-sized airport in Tasmania, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KNS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KNS
- ICAO code
- YKII
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Tasmania
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.8775° S, 143.8780° E
- Elevation
- 40 m (132 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,584 m (5,198 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KNS means King Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YKII. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.8775° S, 143.8780° E. It stands 40 metres (132 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Geelong, about 197 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Melbourne, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
King Island Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,584 metres (5,198 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 99.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,584 m 5,198 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,107 m 3,632 ft | 30 m | not listed | Yes |
| 06/24 | 800 m 2,626 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wynyard AirportBurnie | BWT | 200 km |
| Melbourne Avalon International AirportGeelong/Melbourne | AVV | 211 km |
| Melbourne Moorabbin AirportMelbourne | MBW | 236 km |
| Melbourne Essendon AirportEssendon Fields | MEB | 255 km |
| Melbourne AirportMelbourne | MEL | 259 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,267 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,840 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,653 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,998 km | 21 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,843 km | 20 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,935 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,116 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,398 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 925 km | 1 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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