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Whyalla Airport
YWHA / WYAWhyalla, AustraliaELEV 41 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#36 / 168
Australia airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 66 Google ratings — ranked against 168 rated Australia fields.
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Port Pirie Airport (PPI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Whyalla Airport (YWHA / WYA) sits in Whyalla, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 41 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
WYA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Port Pirie Airport (PPI, 26 nm), Port Augusta Airport (PUG, 35 nm), and Cleve Airport (CVC, 64 nm).
Quotes for flights out of WYA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from WYA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YWHA
IATA
WYA
FAA / Local
YWHA
Elevation
41 ft
Coordinates
33.0589° S · 137.5140° 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 41 ft, WYA sits lower than 81% 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.
- 26nmPPIPort Pirie Airport
- 35nmPUGPort Augusta Airport
- 64nmCVCCleve Airport
- 113nmYPEDRAAF Base EdinburghAdelaide
- 124nmPLOPort Lincoln AirportPort Lincoln
- 124nmADLAdelaide International AirportAdelaide
Location
Open the full mapYWHA · Whyalla Airport · Whyalla, Australia