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Karratha Airport

Karratha Airport Operator: Shire of Roebourne, Karratha Office

Address:
PO Box 219
Karratha WA 6714
Australia

Phone: +61 8 91868563

Fax: +61 8 91444972


This relatively new town was established in 1968 on Nickol Bay as a part of the giant Hammersley Iron project as a port for exporting the raw materials from the mines at Tom Price and Paraburdoo. It now also serves the offshore development of the North West Shelf gas reserve of Woodside Petroleum. Karratha is a good starting point to explored places like the Fern Pools (pictured) in Karijini National Park.

Karratha Karratha Aero Club (KAC) was established in 2001 by a group of aircraft enthusiasts in the Pilbara town of Karratha. It has developed from a core group all with a keen interest in flying, varying from novice pilots to instructors, to become the most northern flying club in Western Australia. The club had its first fly-in at Roebourne in July 2002 with a spot-landing competition and BBQ. In November 2002 several members and aircraft flew to Coral Bay for a weekend R&R.

A few of the club members have their own aircraft, ranging from RV-6s to a Debonair. Currently the club hires a Cessna 172 from a local charter company but hopes to have its own aircraft in the near future

E-mail: members at aeroclub karratha com

URL: Karratha Airport

 
Karratha Airport
Photo credit: Steven Cooper - They are currently building a new taxiway which stands out as the unfished black asphalt in the picture. You can also notice the "heli-runway" to the west of the taxiway (ie north of the main runway). All fixed wing operations are restricted to the south of the main runway per ERSA



Karratha Airport
Photo credit: Fran West - Australian Continent Circumnavigator on Ozflight '99
(Click on the photo to enlarge)

 


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General Info
Country Australia
ICAO ID YPKA
Time UTC+8
Latitude -20.712222
20° 42' 44.00" S
Longitude 116.773333
116° 46' 24.00" E
Elevation 29 feet
9 meters
Magnetic Variation 001° E (01/04)
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)


Communications
MTAF 127.35
MELBOURNE CNTR 122.4
Communications Remarks  
MISC Nstd wi 30 NM to 10000'.
FSS (on gnd)


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
08/26 6070 x 98 feet
1850 x 30 meters
ASPHALT 046FCYT NO


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME KA KARRATHA 120X 117.3 At Field -
NDB KA KARRATHA - 404 At Field -


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.

100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
Oil O-117, 1100, Reciprocating Engine Oil (MIL L 6082)


Remarks
CAUTION Bird and animal haz. F/W acft watch for R/W opr on Twy F. Acft to remain S of TWY F when wi 3 NM of afld and blw 1500' AMSL.
FUEL Avbl. After 1100Z 1HR PN rqr. Fone C08 9185 6170. (NC-100LL, A1)
LGT ACTIVATE-Rwy 08-26-127.35.
MISC Ldg fees. One wk PN in writing for prk or pavement concessions. Arpt opr fone C08 9186 8555.
OIL O-117
RSTD Acft abv 12,500 lb taxi on rwy cntrline and turn on turning nodes.
TFC PAT F/W acft rwy 08 rgt circuits, rwy 26 lt circuits. R/W acft rwy 08 lt circuits, rwy 26 rgt circuits.

Runway 08/26

6070 x 98 feet
1850 x 30 meters



Runway 08
Surface ASPHALT
True Heading 084.0
Latitude -20.713767
20° 42' 49.56" S
Longitude 116.767078
116° 46' 01.48" E
Elevation 30.0 feet
9 meters
Slope -0.2°
Landing Distance 6070 feet
1850 meters
Takeoff Distance 6070 feet
1850 meters
Lighting System PCL
LIRL
PAPI

Runway 26
Surface ASPHALT
True Heading 264.0
Latitude -20.711919
20° 42' 42.91" S
Longitude 116.784739
116° 47' 05.06" E
Elevation 20.0 feet
6 meters
Slope 0.2°
Landing Distance 6070 feet
1850 meters
Takeoff Distance 6070 feet
1850 meters
Lighting System PCL
LIRL
PAPI

Navaids



KARRATHA
Type ID Channel Freq Country State
NDB KA - 404 Australia -
Latitude Longitude Airport
-20.706111
20° 42' 22.00" S
116.783889
116° 47' 02.00" E
YPKA


KARRATHA
Type ID Channel Freq Country State
VOR-DME KA 120X 117.3 Australia -
Latitude Longitude Airport
-20.715000
20° 42' 54.00" S
116.773889
116° 46' 26.00" E
YPKA



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