Bourke Airport
| Bourke Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Bourke, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 352 ft / 107 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°02′18″S 145°57′06″E / 30.03833°S 145.95167°ECoordinates: 30°02′18″S 145°57′06″E / 30.03833°S 145.95167°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bourke.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||
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  YBKE Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Bourke Airport (IATA: BRK, ICAO: YBKE) is an airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north[1] of Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. The airport was opened for access in 1943 as a base for World War II. The airport was used by the Royal Australian Air Force to bring in supplies during the floods in 1976 and 1990.
The airport is located at an elevation of 352 ft (107 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 05/23, an asphalt runway 1,830 m (6,004 ft) long, and 18/36, a grass runway 1,000 m (3,281 ft) long.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 YBKE – Bourke (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 25 May 2017
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