YPKS · PKE
Parkes Airport
Parkes Airport (YPKS / PKE) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Parkes, New South Wales. The field lies at 1,069 ft (326 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 5,525 ft (1,684 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Forbes Airport (FRB), 21 nm SW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from PKE in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,069 ft (326 m)
- Coordinates
- -33.1314, 148.2390
- Serving
- Parkes
- Region
- New South Wales
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
Runways2 · longest 5,525 ft
Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,525 ft1,684 m | 148 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 11/29 | 5,322 ft1,622 m | 98 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- FRBForbes Airport · 21 nm SW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 2
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.