KNS — King Island Airport

Medium-sized airport in King Island, Australia.
IATA code
KNS
ICAO code
YKII
Size
medium
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Passengers
46,978
Year to June 2024 · −6.1% on the year before
Nonstop routes
—
No open route data
Time zone
UTC+11 / UTC+10
Australia/Hobart
Elevation
40 m
131 ft
Runways
3
Longest 1,584 m

Local time now: —

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About KNS

King Island Airport is a medium-sized airport serving King Island, Australia. It is run by King Island Council. 46,978 passengers used it in the year to June 2024.

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Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
BWTWynyard Airport200 km
AVVMelbourne Avalon International Airport211 km
MBWMelbourne Moorabbin Airport236 km
MEBMelbourne Essendon Airport255 km
MELMelbourne Airport259 km

Distance from KNS to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
KNS → LHR16,993 km —
KNS → DXB11,643 km —
KNS → CDG16,817 km —
KNS → FRA16,377 km —
KNS → IST14,660 km —
KNS → AMS16,623 km —
KNS → JFK16,843 km —
KNS → ATL15,708 km —
KNS → LAX12,924 km —
KNS → SIN6,105 km —
KNS → HND8,362 km —
KNS → DOH11,948 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10/281,584 m 30 mAsphalt
17/351,107 m 30 mCom
06/24800 m 30 mGravel

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Location

King Island, Tasmania, Australia · -39.8775, 143.8780

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Questions

King Island Airport has the IATA code KNS and the ICAO code YKII. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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