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Karratha Airport
YPKA / KTAKarratha, AustraliaELEV 29 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
103 nm
To the nearest alternate
Eliwana (WHB).
Overview
Karratha Airport, listed as YPKA / KTA, is a mid-sized airport in Karratha, Australia. Field elevation is 29 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KTA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Eliwana (WHB, 103 nm), Port Hedland International Airport (PHE, 106 nm), and Paraburdoo Airport (PBO, 157 nm).
Trip costs from KTA 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 KTA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YPKA
IATA
KTA
FAA / Local
YPKA
Elevation
29 ft
Coordinates
20.7122° S · 116.7730° 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 29 ft, KTA sits lower than 88% 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.
- 103nmWHBEliwana
- 106nmPHEPort Hedland International AirportPort Hedland
- 157nmPBOParaburdoo AirportParaburdoo
- 176nmLEALearmonth AirportExmouth
- 234nmZNENewman AirportNewman
- 304nmCVQCarnarvon AirportCarnarvon
Location
Open the full mapYPKA · Karratha Airport · Karratha, Australia