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Lightning Ridge Airport
YLRD / LHGAustraliaELEV 540 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Walgett Airport (WGE).
Overview
Lightning Ridge Airport (YLRD / LHG) sits in Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 540 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LHG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Walgett Airport (WGE, 36 nm), Dirranbandi Airport (DRN, 53 nm), and Brewarrina Airport (BWQ, 68 nm).
Charter pricing from LHG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from LHG.
Field capability
ICAO
YLRD
IATA
LHG
FAA / Local
YLRD
Elevation
540 ft
Coordinates
29.4529° S · 147.9771° 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 540 ft, LHG sits higher than 59% 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.
- 36nmWGEWalgett Airport
- 53nmDRNDirranbandi Airport
- 68nmBWQBrewarrina Airport
- 94nmCNBCoonamble Airport
- 98nmMRZMoree AirportMoree
- 109nmNAANarrabri AirportNarrabri
Location
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