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Horn Island Airport
YHID / HIDHorn, AustraliaELEV 43 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
105 nm
To the nearest alternate
Daru Airport (DAU).
Overview
Located in Horn, Australia, Horn Island Airport (YHID / HID) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 43 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
HID has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Daru Airport (DAU, 105 nm), Weipa Airport (WEI, 127 nm), and Lockhart River Airport (IRG, 145 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HID vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HID, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YHID
IATA
HID
FAA / Local
YHID
Elevation
43 ft
Coordinates
10.5856° S · 142.2928° 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 43 ft, HID sits lower than 81% 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.
- 105nmDAUDaru AirportDaru
- 127nmWEIWeipa AirportWeipa
- 145nmIRGLockhart River AirportLockhart River
- 157nmOPUBalimo AirportBalimo
- 166nmMKQMopah International AirportMerauke
- 197nmCUQCoen AirportCoen
Location
Open the full mapYHID · Horn Island Airport · Horn, Australia