Airports / Australia / KNX
East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport
YPKU / KNXKununurra, AustraliaELEV 145 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
103 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nackeroo Airfield (AU-0796).
Overview
East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport, listed as YPKU / KNX, is a mid-sized airport in Kununurra, Australia. Field elevation is 145 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KNX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nackeroo Airfield (AU-0796, 103 nm), Port Keats Airport (PKT, 103 nm), and Halls Creek Airport (HCQ, 159 nm).
Trip costs from KNX 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 KNX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YPKU
IATA
KNX
FAA / Local
YPKU
Elevation
145 ft
Coordinates
15.7781° S · 128.7080° 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 145 ft, KNX sits lower than 63% 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.
- 103nmAU-0796Nackeroo Airfield
- 103nmPKTPort Keats AirportWadeye
- 159nmHCQHalls Creek Airport
- 226nmKTRTindal Airport
- 231nmFIZFitzroy Crossing Airport
- 238nmDRWDarwin International Airport / RAAF DarwinDarwin
Location
Open the full mapYPKU · East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport · Kununurra, Australia