Airports / Australia / KWM
Kowanyama Airport
YKOW / KWMKowanyama, AustraliaELEV 35 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
130 nm
To the nearest alternate
Coen Airport (CUQ).
Overview
Kowanyama Airport (YKOW / KWM) is a mid-sized airport serving Kowanyama, Australia. Field elevation is 35 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KWM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Coen Airport (CUQ, 130 nm), Normanton Airport (NTN, 138 nm), and Weipa Airport (WEI, 169 nm).
Trip costs from KWM 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 KWM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YKOW
IATA
KWM
FAA / Local
YKOW
Elevation
35 ft
Coordinates
15.4854° S · 141.7526° 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 35 ft, KWM sits lower than 83% 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.
- 130nmCUQCoen AirportCoen
- 138nmNTNNormanton AirportNormanton
- 169nmWEIWeipa AirportWeipa
- 186nmIRGLockhart River AirportLockhart River
- 199nmCTNCooktown Airport
- 232nmMRGMareeba AirportMareeba
Location
Open the full mapYKOW · Kowanyama Airport · Kowanyama, Australia