AirportsParkes Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Parkes, in New South Wales, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PKE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PKE
- ICAO code
- YPKS
- City
- Parkes
- State or region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.1314° S, 148.2390° E
- Elevation
- 326 m (1,069 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,684 m (5,525 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PKE means Parkes Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPKS. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.1314° S, 148.2390° E. It stands 326 metres (1,069 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Orange, about 82 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Sydney, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Parkes Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,684 metres (5,525 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 77.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,684 m 5,525 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,622 m 5,322 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dubbo City Regional AirportDubbo | DBO | 106 km |
| Bathurst AirportBathurst | BHS | 135 km |
| Griffith AirportGriffith | GFF | 236 km |
| Narrandera AirportNarrandera | NRA | 236 km |
| Wagga Wagga AirportForest Hill | WGA | 237 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,158 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,873 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,756 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,773 km | 20 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,223 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,257 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,012 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,688 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 287 km | 50 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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