Airports / Australia / CTN
Cooktown Airport
YCKN / CTNAustraliaELEV 26 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
92 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cairns International Airport (CNS).
Overview
Cooktown Airport, listed as YCKN / CTN, is a mid-sized airport in Australia. Field elevation is 26 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CTN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cairns International Airport (CNS, 92 nm), Mareeba Airport (MRG, 99 nm), and Coen Airport (CUQ, 157 nm).
Trip costs from CTN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CTN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YCKN
IATA
CTN
FAA / Local
YCKN
Elevation
26 ft
Coordinates
15.4436° S · 145.1832° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 26 ft, CTN sits lower than 89% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 92nmCNSCairns International AirportCairns
- 99nmMRGMareeba AirportMareeba
- 157nmCUQCoen AirportCoen
- 193nmIRGLockhart River AirportLockhart River
- 199nmKWMKowanyama AirportKowanyama
- 246nmTSVTownsville Airport / RAAF Base TownsvilleTownsville
Location
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