AirportsKowanyama Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kowanyama, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KWM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KWM
- ICAO code
- YKOW
- City
- Kowanyama
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.4854° S, 141.7526° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (35 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,380 m (4,528 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KWM means Kowanyama Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YKOW. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.4854° S, 141.7526° E. It stands 11 metres (35 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kowanyama Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,380 metres (4,528 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 132.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,380 m 4,528 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pormpuraaw AirportPormpuraaw | EDR | 67 km |
| Aurukun AirportAurukun | AUU | 237 km |
| Karumba Airport | KRB | 240 km |
| Coen AirportCoen | CUQ | 241 km |
| Normanton AirportNormanton | NTN | 255 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,498 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,458 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,383 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,800 km | 18 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,597 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,853 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,552 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,679 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,260 km | 3 h 15 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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