Hooker Creek Airport

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Hooker Creek Airport
Lajamanu aerial.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerLajamanu Air Pty Ltd
Location Lajamanu [1]
Elevation  AMSL 1,050 ft / 320 m
Coordinates 18°20′12″S130°38′36″E / 18.33667°S 130.64333°E / -18.33667; 130.64333
Map
Australia Northern Territory location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YHOO
Location in the Northern Territory
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,5605,118Gravel
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [2]

Hooker Creek Airport( IATA : HOK, ICAO : YHOO), also known as Hooker Creek Aerodrome [1] and Lajamanu Airport, [3] is an airport in Lajamanu, Northern Territory, Australia. The airstrip is sealed. [2]

It is serviced by chartered flights, the RAAF and the Flying Doctor service. As of December 2021 the main private operator is Chartair. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Place Names Register Extract for "Hooker Creek Aerodrome"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 YHOO – Hooker Creek  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 2023-11-30, Aeronautical Chart (archived link)
  3. "Summary statistics Lajamanu Airport (nearest weather station)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. "Airport Activity ✈ Hooker Creek Airport (Hooker Creek, Northern Territory)". FlightAware . Retrieved 5 December 2021.