AirportsOakey Army Aviation Centre is a medium-sized airport in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OKY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OKY
- ICAO code
- YBOK
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.4093° S, 151.7367° E
- Elevation
- 407 m (1,335 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 1,649 m (5,410 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OKY means Oakey Army Aviation Centre. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBOK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.4093° S, 151.7367° E. It stands 407 metres (1,335 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Toowoomba, about 27 km away in a straight line.
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
Oakey Army Aviation Centre has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 1,649 metres (5,410 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 84.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,649 m 5,410 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 999 m 3,278 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 914 m 2,999 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| H09L/H27R | 305 m 1,000 ft | 29 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| H09R/H27L | 305 m 1,000 ft | 29 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportToowoomba | WTB | 17 km |
| Brisbane International AirportBrisbane | BNE | 136 km |
| Sunshine Coast AirportMaroochydore | MCY | 161 km |
| Gold Coast AirportGold Coast | OOL | 193 km |
| Lismore AirportLismore | LSY | 217 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,094 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,935 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,851 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,472 km | 20 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,625 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,651 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,019 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,112 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 729 km | 1 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.
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