Kubin Airport

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Kubin Airport

Moa Island Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Torres Strait Island Regional Council
Location Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia
Elevation  AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 10°13′35″S142°13′10″E / 10.22639°S 142.21944°E / -10.22639; 142.21944
Map
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YKUB
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
11/291,0003,281Unrated/Sealed
Sources: AIP [1] and World Aero Database [2]

Kubin Airport( IATA : KUG [3] , ICAO : YKUB) is an airfield near Kubin, a village on Moa Island, one of the Torres Strait Islands in Queensland, Australia.

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Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 15 ft (5 m) above sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29, which measures 1,000 m × 18 m (3,281 ft × 59 ft). [2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Hinterland Aviation Badu Island, Horn Island, Mabuiag Island
Skytrans Airlines Badu Island, Horn Island, Mabuiag Island

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References

  1. YKUB – Kubin  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 30 November 2023
  2. 1 2 "Airport information for YKUB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  3. Airport information for KUG at Great Circle Mapper.