Airports / Australia / KPS
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kempsey Airport, listed as YKMP / KPS, is a mid-sized airport in Australia. The airport sits 54 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KPS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ, 22 nm), Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS, 49 nm), and Taree Airport (TRO, 51 nm).
Charter pricing from KPS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from KPS.
Field capability
ICAO
YKMP
IATA
KPS
FAA / Local
YKMP
Elevation
54 ft
Coordinates
31.0723° S · 152.7653° 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
No
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 54 ft, KPS sits lower than 78% 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.
- 22nmPQQPort Macquarie AirportPort Macquarie
- 49nmCFSCoffs Harbour AirportCoffs Harbour
- 51nmTROTaree AirportTaree
- 68nmARMArmidale AirportArmidale
- 80nmGFNClarence Valley Regional AirportGrafton
- 99nmTMWTamworth AirportTamworth
Location
Open the full mapYKMP · Kempsey Airport