AirportsOlympic Dam Airport is a small airport serving Olympic Dam, in South Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OLP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OLP
- ICAO code
- YOLD
- City
- Olympic Dam
- State or region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 30.4839° S, 136.8767° E
- Elevation
- 105 m (344 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,860 m (6,102 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OLP means Olympic Dam Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YOLD. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.4839° S, 136.8767° E. It stands 105 metres (344 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Olympic Dam Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,860 metres (6,102 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 53.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,860 m 6,102 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prominent Hill AirportMount Eba | PXH | 156 km |
| Port Augusta Airport | PUG | 239 km |
| Coober Pedy AirportCoober Pedy | CPD | 263 km |
| Whyalla AirportWhyalla | WYA | 293 km |
| Ceduna Airport | CED | 352 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,122 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,783 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,654 km | 13 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,827 km | 19 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,040 km | 21 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,088 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,964 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,349 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,398 km | 2 h 10 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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