Horn Island Airport

IATA HIDICAO YHIDMedium airport

Horn Island Airport is a medium airport near Horn in Queensland, Australia. It is listed as IATA HID and ICAO YHID. The airport is located at -10.5856° / 142.2928° at an elevation of 13 m (43 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 1,389 m. The nearest airport is Thursday Island Hospital Heliport, 9.1 km (6 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Horn Island Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Horn Island Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`HID`
ICAO code	`YHID`
Identifier	`YHID`
Type	Medium airport
City	Horn
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-10.58564, 142.29277
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	10° 35′ 08.29″ S 142° 17′ 33.97″ E
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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