AirportsSt George 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 SGO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SGO
- ICAO code
- YSGE
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 28.0497° S, 148.5950° E
- Elevation
- 200 m (656 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,520 m (4,987 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SGO means St George Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YSGE. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.0497° S, 148.5950° E. It stands 200 metres (656 feet) above sea level.
Runways
St George Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,520 metres (4,987 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 110.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,520 m 4,987 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Ridge Airport | LHG | 167 km |
| Roma AirportRoma | RMA | 168 km |
| Moree AirportMoree | MRZ | 202 km |
| Walgett Airport | WGE | 225 km |
| Narrabri AirportNarrabri | NAA | 279 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,873 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,677 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,588 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,354 km | 20 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,926 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,954 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,770 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,132 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 700 km | 1 h 20 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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