AirportsEast Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kununurra, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KNX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KNX
- ICAO code
- YPKU
- City
- Kununurra
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.7781° S, 128.7080° E
- Elevation
- 44 m (145 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KNX means East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPKU. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.7781° S, 128.7080° E. It stands 44 metres (145 feet) above sea level.
Runways
East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 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 57.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,829 m 6,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kalkgurung Airport | KFG | 290 km |
| Hooker Creek AirportLajamanu | HOK | 351 km |
| Fitzroy Crossing Airport | FIZ | 429 km |
| Darwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDarwin | DRW | 441 km |
| Snake Bay AirportMilikapiti | SNB | 528 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,421 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,234 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,154 km | 11 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,038 km | 17 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,502 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,069 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,317 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,826 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,023 km | 4 h 10 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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