AirportsMackay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mackay, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MKY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MKY
- ICAO code
- YBMK
- City
- Mackay
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 21.1708° S, 149.1826° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MKY means Mackay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBMK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.1708° S, 149.1826° E. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mackay Airport has 1 runway 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 45.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,981 m 6,499 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Island AirportHamilton Island | HTI | 93 km |
| Proserpine Whitsunday Coast AirportProserpine | PPP | 100 km |
| Hayman Island Resort Seaplane BaseHayman Island | HIS | 127 km |
| Moranbah AirportMoranbah | MOV | 151 km |
| Rockhampton AirportRockhampton | ROK | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,502 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,431 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,356 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,746 km | 19 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,440 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,513 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,512 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,384 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,434 km | 2 h 15 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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