AirportsWhyalla Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Whyalla, in South Australia, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WYA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WYA
- ICAO code
- YWHA
- City
- Whyalla
- State or region
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 33.0589° S, 137.5140° E
- Elevation
- 12 m (41 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,686 m (5,531 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WYA means Whyalla Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YWHA. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.0589° S, 137.5140° E. It stands 12 metres (41 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Adelaide, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Whyalla Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,686 metres (5,531 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 76.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,686 m 5,531 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,408 m 4,619 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Port Augusta Airport | PUG | 64 km |
| Port Lincoln AirportPort Lincoln | PLO | 229 km |
| Adelaide International AirportAdelaide | ADL | 230 km |
| Olympic Dam AirportOlympic Dam | OLP | 293 km |
| Kingscote Airport | KGC | 295 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,352 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,979 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,832 km | 13 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,072 km | 19 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 17,123 km | 21 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,152 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,194 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,633 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,270 km | 2 h 00 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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