Airports / Australia / PHE
Port Hedland International Airport
YPPD / PHEPort Hedland, AustraliaELEV 33 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
106 nm
To the nearest alternate
Karratha Airport (KTA).
Overview
Port Hedland International Airport, listed as YPPD / PHE, is a large commercial airport in Port Hedland, Australia. Field elevation is 33 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PHE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Karratha Airport (KTA, 106 nm), Eliwana (WHB, 157 nm), and Paraburdoo Airport (PBO, 175 nm).
Trip costs from PHE 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 PHE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YPPD
IATA
PHE
FAA / Local
YPPD
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
20.3828° S · 118.6298° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 33 ft, PHE sits lower than 85% 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.
- 106nmKTAKarratha AirportKarratha
- 157nmWHBEliwana
- 175nmPBOParaburdoo AirportParaburdoo
- 194nmZNENewman AirportNewman
- 217nmTEFTelfer Airport
- 251nmBMEBroome International AirportBroome
Location
Open the full mapYPPD · Port Hedland International Airport · Port Hedland, Australia