Airports / Australia / MKR
Meekatharra Airport
YMEK / MKRAustraliaELEV 1,713 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
90 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wiluna Airport (WUN).
Overview
Meekatharra Airport (YMEK / MKR) is a mid-sized airport serving Australia. The airport sits 1,713 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 MKR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Wiluna Airport (WUN, 90 nm), Mount Magnet Airport (MMG, 98 nm), and Mount Keith Airport (WME, 115 nm).
Charter pricing from MKR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from MKR.
Field capability
ICAO
YMEK
IATA
MKR
FAA / Local
YMEK
Elevation
1,713 ft
Coordinates
26.6117° S · 118.5480° 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 1,713 ft, MKR sits higher than 93% 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.
- 90nmWUNWiluna Airport
- 98nmMMGMount Magnet Airport
- 115nmWMEMount Keith Airport
- 137nmLERLeinster Airport
- 200nmLNOLeonora AirportLeonora
- 204nmZNENewman AirportNewman
Location
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