AirportsTennant Creek Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tennant Creek, in Northern Territory, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TCA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TCA
- ICAO code
- YTNK
- City
- Tennant Creek
- State or region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.6344° S, 134.1830° E
- Elevation
- 377 m (1,236 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,959 m (6,427 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TCA means Tennant Creek Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YTNK. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.6344° S, 134.1830° E. It stands 377 metres (1,236 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Tennant Creek Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,959 metres (6,427 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 46.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,959 m 6,427 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,057 m 3,468 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hooker Creek AirportLajamanu | HOK | 400 km |
| McArthur River Mine AirportMcArthur River Mine | MCV | 408 km |
| Kalkgurung Airport | KFG | 432 km |
| Alice Springs AirportAlice Springs | ASP | 465 km |
| Doomadgee Airport | DMD | 523 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,140 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,950 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,868 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,729 km | 18 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,482 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,779 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,036 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,165 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,312 km | 3 h 15 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.
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