Parkes Airport

Parkes Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorParkes Shire Council
LocationParkes, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL1,069 ft / 326 m
Coordinates33°07′52″S 148°14′28″E / 33.13109°S 148.24099°E / -33.13109; 148.24099
Websitehttps://www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/living-here/your-community/airport
Map
YPKS is located in New South Wales
YPKS
YPKS
Location in New South Wales
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,684 5,525 Asphalt
11/29 1,623 5,325 Asphalt
Statistics (2010–11[1])
Passengers32,311
Aircraft movements1,790
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart.[2] Passengers and aircraft movements from BITRE

Parkes Airport (IATA: PKE, ICAO: YPKS) is an airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast[2] of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. Approximately 32,000 passengers used scheduled service at the airport in 2011.[1][3] The Parkes Shire Council currently maintains the airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Rex Airlines Sydney

Statistics

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Parkes[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001–02
11,113
1,573
2002–03
11,835
1,702
2003–04
15,997
1,871
2004–05
21,438
1,867
2005–06
28,660
1,875
2006–07
31,697
1,775
2007–08
35,183
1,851
2008–09
30,599
1,794
2009–10
29,322
1,796
2010–11
32,311
1,790

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
  2. ^ a b YPKS – Parkes (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"


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