AirportsPort Lincoln Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Port Lincoln, in South Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PLO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PLO
- ICAO code
- YPLC
- City
- Port Lincoln
- State or region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.6053° S, 135.8800° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,499 m (4,918 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PLO means Port Lincoln Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPLC. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.6053° S, 135.8800° E. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Port Lincoln Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,499 metres (4,918 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 117.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,499 m 4,918 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,450 m 4,757 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,275 m 4,183 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kingscote Airport | KGC | 194 km |
| Whyalla AirportWhyalla | WYA | 229 km |
| Adelaide International AirportAdelaide | ADL | 245 km |
| Port Augusta Airport | PUG | 289 km |
| Ceduna Airport | CED | 341 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,349 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,937 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,771 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,080 km | 19 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,332 km | 21 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,358 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,197 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,811 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,406 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.
Links
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