Airports / Australia / PKE
Parkes Airport
YPKS / PKEParkes, AustraliaELEV 1,069 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Forbes Airport (FRB) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Parkes Airport (YPKS / PKE) sits in Parkes, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,069 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PKE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Forbes Airport (FRB, 21 nm), Orange Airport (OAG, 47 nm), and Cowra Airport (CWT, 48 nm).
Trip costs from PKE 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 PKE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YPKS
IATA
PKE
FAA / Local
YPKS
Elevation
1,069 ft
Coordinates
33.1314° S · 148.2390° 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 1,069 ft, PKE sits higher 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.
- 21nmFRBForbes AirportForbes
- 47nmOAGOrange AirportOrange
- 48nmCWTCowra Airport
- 55nmQRMNarromine Airport
- 57nmDBODubbo City Regional AirportDubbo
- 67nmNGAYoung Airport
Location
Open the full mapYPKS · Parkes Airport · Parkes, Australia