AirportsRichmond Airport is a small airport in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RCM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RCM
- ICAO code
- YRMD
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 20.7019° S, 143.1150° E
- Elevation
- 206 m (676 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RCM means Richmond Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YRMD. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.7019° S, 143.1150° E. It stands 206 metres (676 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Richmond Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 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 106.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,524 m 5,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hughenden AirportHughenden | HGD | 116 km |
| Julia Creek Airport | JCK | 145 km |
| Winton Airport | WIN | 185 km |
| Cloncurry AirportCloncurry | CNJ | 272 km |
| Longreach AirportLongreach | LRE | 326 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,952 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,834 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,758 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,366 km | 19 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,893 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,028 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,912 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,265 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,673 km | 2 h 30 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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