Meekatharra Airport

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Meekatharra Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Shire of Meekatharra
Location Meekatharra, Western Australia
Elevation  AMSL 1,713 ft / 522 m
Coordinates 26°36′42″S118°32′52″E / 26.61167°S 118.54778°E / -26.61167; 118.54778
Map
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YMEK
Location in Western Australia
Meekatharra Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
09/272,1817,156Asphalt
15/331,0653,494Earth
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

Meekatharra Airport( IATA : MKR, ICAO : YMEK) is an airport in Meekatharra, Western Australia.

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Historic context

The airport was utilised in the 1930s in early stages of flight into the North West and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. [2] [3]

Airlines and Destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Airnorth Charter: Perth
National Jet Express Charter: Perth
Skippers Aviation Charter: Mount Magnet, Perth

See also

References

  1. YMEK – Meekatharra  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 12 June 2025, Aeronautical Chart
  2. "AIRWAY SERVICES". The West Australian . Vol. 55, no. 16, 627. Western Australia. 17 October 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 10 January 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "AIRWAY SERVICES". Western Mail (Western Australia) . Vol. 52, no. 2, 689. Western Australia. 2 September 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 10 January 2023 via National Library of Australia.