Airports / Australia / PTJ
Portland Airport
YPOD / PTJAustraliaELEV 265 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
47 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Portland Airport (YPOD / PTJ) is a mid-sized airport serving Australia. The airport sits 265 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PTJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Mount Gambier Airport (MGB, 47 nm), Hamilton Airport (HLT, 49 nm), and Ararat Airport (ARY, 94 nm).
Charter pricing from PTJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from PTJ.
Field capability
ICAO
YPOD
IATA
PTJ
FAA / Local
YPOD
Elevation
265 ft
Coordinates
38.3181° S · 141.4710° 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 265 ft, PTJ sits lower than 55% 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.
- 47nmMGBMount Gambier AirportMount Gambier
- 49nmHLTHamilton Airport
- 94nmARYArarat AirportArarat
- 96nmSWCStawell Airport
- 104nmHSMHorsham Airport
- 128nmWKBWarracknabeal Airport
Location
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