Barrow Island Airport

IATA BWBICAO YBWXSmall airfield

Barrow Island Airport is a small airfield in Western Australia, Australia. It is listed as IATA BWB and ICAO YBWX. The airport is located at -20.8644° / 115.4061° at an elevation of 8 m (26 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,900 m. The nearest airport is Mardi Station Airport, 69 km (43 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

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

Data

Data
IATA code	`BWB`
ICAO code	`YBWX`
Identifier	`YBWX`
Type	Small airfield
Region	Western Australia
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-20.86444, 115.40611
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	20° 51′ 52.00″ S 115° 24′ 22.00″ E
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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