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Lockhart River Airport
YLHR / IRGLockhart River, AustraliaELEV 77 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Coen Airport (CUQ).
Overview
Lockhart River Airport (YLHR / IRG) sits in Lockhart River, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 77 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list IRG as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Coen Airport (CUQ, 60 nm), Weipa Airport (WEI, 81 nm), and Horn Island Airport (HID, 145 nm).
Trip costs from IRG 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 IRG to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YLHR
IATA
IRG
FAA / Local
YLHR
Elevation
77 ft
Coordinates
12.7869° S · 143.3050° 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 77 ft, IRG sits lower than 71% 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.
- 60nmCUQCoen AirportCoen
- 81nmWEIWeipa AirportWeipa
- 145nmHIDHorn Island AirportHorn
- 186nmKWMKowanyama AirportKowanyama
- 193nmCTNCooktown Airport
- 222nmDAUDaru AirportDaru
Location
Open the full mapYLHR · Lockhart River Airport · Lockhart River, Australia