AirportsKarara Airport is a small airport serving Karara, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KQR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KQR
- ICAO code
- YKAR
- City
- Karara
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 29.2172° S, 116.6872° E
- Elevation
- 308 m (1,011 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KQR means Karara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YKAR. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.2172° S, 116.6872° E. It stands 308 metres (1,011 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Karara Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 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 130.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Magnet Airport | MMG | 166 km |
| Geraldton AirportMoonyoonooka | GET | 198 km |
| Kalbarri AirportKalbarri | KAX | 292 km |
| Perth International AirportPerth | PER | 311 km |
| Meekatharra Airport | MKR | 343 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,679 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,137 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,915 km | 11 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,349 km | 17 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 18,429 km | 22 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,831 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,657 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,597 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,293 km | 4 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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