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Learmonth Airport
YPLM / LEAExmouth, AustraliaELEV 19 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
156 nm
To the nearest alternate
Eliwana (WHB).
Overview
Learmonth Airport (YPLM / LEA) is a mid-sized airport serving Exmouth, Australia. The field lies at an elevation of 19 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LEA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Eliwana (WHB, 156 nm), Carnarvon Airport (CVQ, 161 nm), and Karratha Airport (KTA, 176 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LEA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as RAAF Learmonth. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LEA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YPLM
IATA
LEA
FAA / Local
YPLM
Elevation
19 ft
Coordinates
22.2352° S · 114.0900° 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 19 ft, LEA sits lower 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.
- 156nmWHBEliwana
- 161nmCVQCarnarvon AirportCarnarvon
- 176nmKTAKarratha AirportKarratha
- 210nmPBOParaburdoo AirportParaburdoo
- 222nmMJKShark Bay AirportDenham
- 277nmPHEPort Hedland International AirportPort Hedland
Location
Open the full mapYPLM · Learmonth Airport · Exmouth, Australia