Kingscote Airport

Kingscote Airport
Kingscote Airport prior to runway upgrade
New Terminal at Kingscote Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorKangaroo Island Council
ServesKangaroo Island
LocationCygnet River[1]
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates35°42′36.3″S 137°31′29.6″E / 35.710083°S 137.524889°E / -35.710083; 137.524889
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YKSC is located in South Australia
YKSC
YKSC
Location in South Australia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,402 4,600 Asphalt
06/24 1,134 3,720 Gravel
15/33 1,164 3,819 Gravel
Statistics (2010/11[2])
Passengers51,021
Aircraft movements2,398
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[3][4]

Kingscote Airport (IATA: KGC, ICAO: YKSC) is located 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) southwest[3] of Kingscote, South Australia, the main town on Kangaroo Island, in the locality of Cygnet River. The airport is the sole airport for Kangaroo Island.[1][5] The airport is served by regular public transport and many charter flights. The airport is managed by the Kangaroo Island Council, which has operated the airport since 16 June 1983.

A runway upgrade and new terminal building were completed in May 2018, and officially opened by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier of South Australia, Steven Marshall, on 4 July 2018.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Kangaroo Island Council development plan" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). 20 February 2014. pp. 111 & 271. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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  3. ^ a b YKSC – Kingscote (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
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  5. ^ Kangaroo Island Council (May 2013). "A Business Case for the Upgrade of the Kangaroo Island Airport at Kingscote" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Kangaroo Island Council – Airport Upgrade". kangarooisland.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.