- Karratha Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Karratha Airport
nativename =
IATA = KTA
ICAO = YPKA
type = Public
owner =
operator = Shire of Roebourne
city-served =
location =Karratha, Western Australia
elevation-f = 29
elevation-m = 9
coordinates = coord|20|42|44|S|116|46|24|E|type:airport_region:AU
website = http://www.roebourne.wa.gov.au/facilitiesairport.htm
metric-rwy =
r1-number = 08/26
r1-length-f = 6,070
r1-length-m = 1,850
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Source:DAFIF WAD|YPKA|source=DAFIF ] GCM|KTA|source=DAFIF ]Karratha Airport airport codes|KTA|YPKA is an airport in Karratha,
Western Australia . The airport is 14 km from Karratha and 8 km from Dampier. The airport was opened in December 1983, and updgraded in 1998. The Karratha Airport is the second busiest Airport in Western Australia, with the busiest being Perth Airport.Airlines and Destinations
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Qantas (Brisbane, Perth)
**QantasLink (Perth)The Brisbane service operated by Qantas operates twice a week. It was chosen over Broome Airport as the airport is closer to the mining regions of northern Western Australia.
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Virgin Blue (Perth) "commences on October 21"On Tuesday 26 August, 2008, Virgin Blue announced the launch of services between Karratha and Perth using its Embraer 190 aircraft which are capable of seating up to 104 people. This is Virgin Blue's second intra-WA route. Services to Newman will be launched on the same day.
References
External links
* [http://www.roebourne.wa.gov.au/facilitiesairport.htm Karratha Airport]
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