Quilpie Airport is a medium-sized airport in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ULP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ULP
- ICAO code
- YQLP
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.6092° S, 144.2537° E
- Elevation
- 200 m (655 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,493 m (4,898 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ULP means Quilpie Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YQLP. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.6092° S, 144.2537° E. It stands 200 metres (655 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Quilpie Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,493 metres (4,898 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 118.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,493 m 4,898 ft | 30 m | Composite | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,070 m 3,510 ft | 30 m | Clay | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Thargomindah AirportThargomindah | XTG | 159 km |
| Charleville AirportCharleville | CTL | 201 km |
| Windorah AirportWindorah | WNR | 207 km |
| Cunnamulla Airport | CMA | 208 km |
| Blackall AirportBlackall | BKQ | 269 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,429 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,221 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,130 km | 13 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,969 km | 19 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,201 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,251 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,317 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,928 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,052 km | 1 h 45 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.