Parkes Airport

Parkes Airport is an airport located 4 nautical miles northeast of , , Australia. The airport handled approximately 17,700 scheduled passengers in 2024-25, down from a peak of over 35,000 in 2018-19.
parkes.nsw.gov.au
+61 2 6816 4500
Wikipedia
  • 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.

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is in town and service centre in . Its main claim to fame has traditionally been the large radio telescope located just outside the town.

Parkes Airport

Latitude
-33.13299° or 33° 7′ 59″ south
Longitude
148.23985° or 148° 14′ 24″ east
Elevation
320 metres (1,050 feet)
IATA airport code
PKE
ICAO airport code
YPKS
Open location code
4RRCV68Q+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1396479505
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7668759
Wiki­data ID
Q17574
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Satellite Map

Discover Parkes Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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 Historical Aircraft Restoration Society - Parkes Aviation Museum and Neptune.

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