AirportsLaunceston Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Launceston (Western Junction), in Tasmania, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LST.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LST
- ICAO code
- YMLT
- City
- Launceston (Western Junction)
- State or region
- Tasmania
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.5449° S, 147.2108° E
- Elevation
- 171 m (562 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LST means Launceston Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YMLT. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.5449° S, 147.2108° E. It stands 171 metres (562 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Hobart, about 149 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Hobart, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Launceston Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,981 metres (6,499 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 44.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 1,981 m 6,499 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14L/32R | 700 m 2,297 ft | 18 m | Grass | not listed |
| 18/36 | 690 m 2,264 ft | 18 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Devonport AirportDevonport | DPO | 77 km |
| Wynyard AirportBurnie | BWT | 138 km |
| Hobart International AirportHobart (Cambridge) | HBA | 146 km |
| Flinders Island AirportWhitemark | FLS | 174 km |
| King Island Airport | KNS | 337 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,604 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,173 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,980 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 17,334 km | 21 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,611 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,753 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,451 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,606 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 914 km | 1 h 35 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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