AirportsMeekatharra 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 MKR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MKR
- ICAO code
- YMEK
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.6117° S, 118.5480° E
- Elevation
- 522 m (1,713 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,181 m (7,156 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MKR means Meekatharra Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YMEK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.6117° S, 118.5480° E. It stands 522 metres (1,713 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Meekatharra Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,181 metres (7,156 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 32.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,181 m 7,156 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,065 m 3,494 ft | 30 m | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wiluna Airport | WUN | 166 km |
| Mount Magnet Airport | MMG | 181 km |
| Leinster Airport | LER | 253 km |
| Karara AirportKarara | KQR | 343 km |
| Leonora AirportLeonora | LNO | 371 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,562 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,078 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,895 km | 11 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,272 km | 17 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 18,087 km | 22 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,554 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,479 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,263 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,223 km | 4 h 25 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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