AirportsRockhampton Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rockhampton, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ROK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ROK
- ICAO code
- YBRK
- City
- Rockhampton
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.3800° S, 150.4754° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (34 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,628 m (8,622 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ROK means Rockhampton Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBRK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.3800° S, 150.4754° E. It stands 10 metres (34 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rockhampton Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,628 metres (8,622 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,628 m 8,622 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 1,645 m 5,397 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gladstone AirportGladstone | GLT | 94 km |
| Thangool AirportBiloela | THG | 124 km |
| Emerald AirportEmerald | EMD | 235 km |
| Bundaberg AirportBundaberg | BDB | 253 km |
| Mackay AirportMackay | MKY | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,747 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,648 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,572 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,025 km | 19 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,482 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,528 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,726 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,649 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,177 km | 1 h 55 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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