AirportsKarratha Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Karratha, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KTA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KTA
- ICAO code
- YPKA
- City
- Karratha
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.7122° S, 116.7730° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (29 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,280 m (7,480 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KTA means Karratha Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPKA. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.7122° S, 116.7730° E. It stands 9 metres (29 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Perth, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Karratha Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,280 metres (7,480 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 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,280 m 7,480 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Port Hedland International AirportPort Hedland | PHE | 197 km |
| Paraburdoo AirportParaburdoo | PBO | 291 km |
| Learmonth AirportExmouth | LEA | 325 km |
| Christmas Creek AirportChristmas Creek Mine | CKW | 348 km |
| Newman AirportNewman | ZNE | 434 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,939 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,515 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,371 km | 10 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,667 km | 17 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,585 km | 21 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,437 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,820 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,710 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,681 km | 4 h 55 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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