Weipa Airport

IATA WEIICAO YBWPMedium airport

Weipa Airport is a medium airport near Weipa in Queensland, Australia. It is listed as IATA WEI and ICAO YBWP. The airport is located at -12.6775° / 141.9226° at an elevation of 19 m (63 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,645 m. The nearest airport is RAAF Base Scherger, 19 km (12 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Data

Data
IATA code	`WEI`
ICAO code	`YBWP`
Identifier	`YBWP`
Type	Medium airport
City	Weipa
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-12.67749, 141.92262
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	12° 40′ 38.97″ S 141° 55′ 21.42″ E
Elevation	19 m (63 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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