AirportsPort Hedland International Airport is a large airport serving Port Hedland, in Western Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PHE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PHE
- ICAO code
- YPPD
- City
- Port Hedland
- State or region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 20.3828° S, 118.6298° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PHE means Port Hedland International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPPD. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.3828° S, 118.6298° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Perth, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Port Hedland International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,000 m 3,281 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Karratha AirportKarratha | KTA | 197 km |
| Christmas Creek AirportChristmas Creek Mine | CKW | 243 km |
| Paraburdoo AirportParaburdoo | PBO | 323 km |
| Newman AirportNewman | ZNE | 359 km |
| Broome International AirportBroome | BME | 465 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,035 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,642 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,510 km | 10 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,766 km | 17 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,474 km | 21 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,248 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,895 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,607 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,535 km | 4 h 45 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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