Leigh Creek Airport

IATA LGHICAO YLECMedium airport

Leigh Creek Airport is a medium airport in South Australia, Australia. It is listed as IATA LGH and ICAO YLEC. The airport is located at -30.5983° / 138.4260° at an elevation of 261 m (856 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 1,710 m. The nearest airport is Nepabunna Airport, 50 km (31 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Leigh Creek Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Leigh Creek Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`LGH`
ICAO code	`YLEC`
Identifier	`YLEC`
Type	Medium airport
Region	South Australia
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-30.59830, 138.42600
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	30° 35′ 53.88″ S 138° 25′ 33.58″ E
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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