Airports / Australia / PPI
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Whyalla Airport (WYA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Port Pirie Airport (YPIR / PPI) is a mid-sized airport serving Australia. Field elevation is 40 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PPI as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Whyalla Airport (WYA, 26 nm), Port Augusta Airport (PUG, 46 nm), and Cleve Airport (CVC, 80 nm).
Trip costs from PPI 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 PPI to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YPIR
IATA
PPI
FAA / Local
YPIR
Elevation
40 ft
Coordinates
33.2389° S · 137.9950° 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
No
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 40 ft, PPI sits lower than 82% 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.
- 26nmWYAWhyalla AirportWhyalla
- 46nmPUGPort Augusta Airport
- 80nmCVCCleve Airport
- 93nmYPEDRAAF Base EdinburghAdelaide
- 106nmADLAdelaide International AirportAdelaide
- 134nmPLOPort Lincoln AirportPort Lincoln
Location
Open the full mapYPIR · Port Pirie Airport