AirportsLongreach Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Longreach, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LRE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LRE
- ICAO code
- YLRE
- City
- Longreach
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.4320° S, 144.2775° E
- Elevation
- 191 m (627 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,936 m (6,352 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LRE means Longreach Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YLRE. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.4320° S, 144.2775° E. It stands 191 metres (627 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Longreach Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,936 metres (6,352 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 47.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,936 m 6,352 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barcaldine AirportBarcaldine | BCI | 106 km |
| Blackall AirportBlackall | BKQ | 161 km |
| Winton Airport | WIN | 170 km |
| Windorah AirportWindorah | WNR | 274 km |
| Hughenden AirportHughenden | HGD | 291 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,225 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,072 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,991 km | 13 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,685 km | 19 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,993 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,076 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,153 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,575 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,348 km | 2 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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