AirportsPort Augusta Airport is a medium-sized airport in South Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PUG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PUG
- ICAO code
- YPAG
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.5069° S, 137.7170° E
- Elevation
- 17 m (56 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PUG means Port Augusta Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YPAG. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.5069° S, 137.7170° E. It stands 17 metres (56 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Whyalla, about 60 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Adelaide, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Port Augusta Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,413 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 83.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,650 m 5,413 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whyalla AirportWhyalla | WYA | 64 km |
| Olympic Dam AirportOlympic Dam | OLP | 239 km |
| Adelaide International AirportAdelaide | ADL | 282 km |
| Port Lincoln AirportPort Lincoln | PLO | 289 km |
| Kingscote Airport | KGC | 357 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,328 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,965 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,823 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,043 km | 19 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,079 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,109 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,169 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,571 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,261 km | 2 h 00 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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