Airports / Australia / KNS
King Island Airport
YKII / KNSAustraliaELEV 132 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
80 nm
To the nearest alternate
Smithton Airport (SIO).
Overview
King Island Airport (YKII / KNS) is a mid-sized airport serving Australia. Field elevation is 132 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KNS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Smithton Airport (SIO, 80 nm), Wynyard Airport (BWT, 108 nm), and Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV, 114 nm).
Trip costs from KNS 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 KNS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YKII
IATA
KNS
FAA / Local
YKII
Elevation
132 ft
Coordinates
39.8775° S · 143.8780° 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 132 ft, KNS sits lower than 63% 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.
- 80nmSIOSmithton Airport
- 108nmBWTWynyard AirportBurnie
- 114nmAVVMelbourne Avalon International AirportGeelong/Melbourne
- 128nmMBWMelbourne Moorabbin AirportMelbourne
- 138nmMEBMelbourne Essendon AirportEssendon Fields
- 140nmMELMelbourne AirportMelbourne
Location
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