Parkes Airport
Parkes Airport is an airport located 4 nautical miles northeast of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. The airport handled approximately 32,000 scheduled passengers in 2011. The Parkes Shire Council currently maintains the airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “PARKES”, “Parkes Regional Airport”, “PKE”, and “YPKS”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkes.
Parkes
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkes is in town and service centre in Central West NSW. Its main claim to fame has traditionally been the large radio telescope located just outside the town.
Parkes Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Parkes Shire, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.1314° or 33° 7′ 53″ southLongitude
148.239° or 148° 14′ 20″ eastElevation
320 metres (1,050 feet)IATA airport code
PKEICAO airport code
YPKSOpen location code
4RRCV69Q+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1042097589OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
Discover Parkes Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Parkes Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Parkes Airport”
- Czech: “Letiště Parkes”
- French: “aéroport de Parkes”
- French: “Aéroport de Parkes”
- French: “PARKES”
- French: “PKE”
- French: “YPKS”
- German: “Flughafen Parkes”
- Indonesian: “PKE”
- Indonesian: “YPKS”
- Italian: “aeroporto di Parkes”
- Japanese: “パークス空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Parkes”
- Persian: “فرودگاه پارکس”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Regional Parkes”
- Spanish: “Parkes”
- Swedish: “Parkes Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи поркс”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bindogundra and Mugincoble.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parkes Regional Airport and Historical Aircraft Restoration Society - Parkes Aviation Museum.
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