AirportsSnake Bay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Milikapiti, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SNB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SNB
- ICAO code
- YSNK
- City
- Milikapiti
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 11.4177° S, 130.6485° E
- Elevation
- 53 m (173 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,443 m (4,734 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SNB means Snake Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YSNK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.4177° S, 130.6485° E. It stands 53 metres (173 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Darwin, about 118 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Darwin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Snake Bay Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,443 metres (4,734 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 122.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,443 m 4,734 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDarwin | DRW | 114 km |
| Maningrida AirportManingrida | MNG | 397 km |
| Mathilda Batlayeri AirportSaumlaki-Yamdena Island, Indonesia | SXK | 404 km |
| Milingimbi AirportMilingimbi Island | MGT | 468 km |
| Jos Orno Imsula AirportTiakur, Indonesia | JIO | 472 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,268 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,182 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,107 km | 11 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,766 km | 17 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,981 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,638 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,270 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,310 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,258 km | 4 h 25 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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