Airports / Australia / KGC
Kingscote Airport
YKSC / KGCAustraliaELEV 24 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
68 nm
To the nearest alternate
Adelaide International Airport (ADL).
Overview
Kingscote Airport (YKSC / KGC) is a mid-sized airport serving Australia. The field lies at an elevation of 24 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KGC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Adelaide International Airport (ADL, 68 nm), RAAF Base Edinburgh (YPED, 81 nm), and Port Lincoln Airport (PLO, 104 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KGC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KGC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YKSC
IATA
KGC
FAA / Local
YKSC
Elevation
24 ft
Coordinates
35.7139° S · 137.5210° 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 24 ft, KGC sits lower than 90% 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.
- 68nmADLAdelaide International AirportAdelaide
- 81nmYPEDRAAF Base EdinburghAdelaide
- 104nmPLOPort Lincoln AirportPort Lincoln
- 130nmCVCCleve Airport
- 150nmPPIPort Pirie Airport
- 159nmWYAWhyalla AirportWhyalla
Location
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