AirportsLeinster Airport is a medium-sized airport in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LER.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LER
- ICAO code
- YLST
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.8433° S, 120.7030° E
- Elevation
- 497 m (1,631 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LER means Leinster Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YLST. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.8433° S, 120.7030° E. It stands 497 metres (1,631 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Leinster Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,906 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 60.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,800 m 5,906 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leonora AirportLeonora | LNO | 130 km |
| Wiluna Airport | WUN | 143 km |
| Laverton AirportLaverton | LVO | 190 km |
| Meekatharra Airport | MKR | 253 km |
| Mount Magnet Airport | MMG | 283 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,803 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,329 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,148 km | 11 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,519 km | 18 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 18,072 km | 22 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,410 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,705 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,328 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,974 km | 4 h 05 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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