AirportsLearmonth Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Exmouth, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LEA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LEA
- ICAO code
- YPLM
- City
- Exmouth
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.2352° S, 114.0900° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,047 m (9,997 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LEA means Learmonth Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPLM. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 22.2352° S, 114.0900° E. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Learmonth Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,047 metres (9,997 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,047 m 9,997 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carnarvon AirportCarnarvon | CVQ | 298 km |
| Karratha AirportKarratha | KTA | 325 km |
| Paraburdoo AirportParaburdoo | PBO | 389 km |
| Shark Bay AirportDenham | MJK | 411 km |
| Port Hedland International AirportPort Hedland | PHE | 513 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,901 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,417 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,244 km | 10 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,608 km | 16 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,839 km | 22 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,761 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,842 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,972 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,839 km | 5 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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