Queenstown Airport (Tasmania)

Queenstown Airport
Queenstown airport from the air in the 1970s
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWest Coast Council
OperatorWest Coast Council
LocationQueenstown, Tasmania
Elevation AMSL867 ft / 264 m
Coordinates42°04′32″S 145°31′48″E / 42.07556°S 145.53000°E / -42.07556; 145.53000
Maps
Map
YQNS is located in Tasmania
YQNS
YQNS
Location in Tasmania
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,220 4,003 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Queenstown Airport (IATA: UEE, ICAO: YQNS) (also known as Howard's Plains aerodrome or Queenstown landing ground) is an aerodrome located at Howard's Plains west of Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. Formerly a commercial airport, the aerodrome no longer receives regular passenger services, but is maintained by the West Coast Council for a variety of aviation and non-aviation related uses.

  1. ^ YQNS – Queenstown (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart