Kowanyama Airport

Kowanyama Airport is an airport located 1 nautical mile southeast of , , . In 2005 the airport received $107,448 for security upgrades.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Queensland, Australia
  • Also known as: “HWM”, “KOWANYAMA”, and “YKOW”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kowanyama.

Village
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is a town and coastal locality in the Aboriginal Shire of , , Australia. It is the site of the former Mitchell River Mission, founded in 1916, after the nearby Trubanamen Mission was abandoned.

Kowanyama Airport

Latitude
-15.48694° or 15° 29′ 13″ south
Longitude
141.75523° or 141° 45′ 19″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Operator
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
IATA airport code
KWM
ICAO airport code
YKOW
Open location code
5RP3GQ74+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 222312321
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7730262
Wiki­data ID
Q6435008
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Kowanyama Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kowanyama Airport”
  • French: “aérodrome de Kowanyama”
  • French: “KOWANYAMA”
  • French: “YKOW”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Kowanyama”
  • Indonesian: “HWM”
  • Indonesian: “YKOW”
  • Japanese: “コワンヤマ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kowanyama”
  • Persian: “HWM”
  • Persian: “YKOW”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه کوانیاما”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Kowanyama”
  • Swedish: “Kowanyama Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи куониомо”

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