AirportsShark Bay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Denham, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MJK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MJK
- ICAO code
- YSHK
- City
- Denham
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.8973° S, 113.5758° E
- Elevation
- 34 m (111 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,690 m (5,545 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MJK means Shark Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YSHK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.8973° S, 113.5758° E. It stands 34 metres (111 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Shark Bay Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,690 metres (5,545 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 74.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,690 m 5,545 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carnarvon AirportCarnarvon | CVQ | 113 km |
| Kalbarri AirportKalbarri | KAX | 211 km |
| Geraldton AirportMoonyoonooka | GET | 341 km |
| Learmonth AirportExmouth | LEA | 411 km |
| Karara AirportKarara | KQR | 480 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,200 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,660 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,448 km | 10 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,871 km | 17 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 18,241 km | 22 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,979 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,200 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,367 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,711 km | 5 h 00 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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