Wilkins Aerodrome

Wilkins Aerodrome
IATA: none ICAO: YWKS
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Australian Antarctic Division
Serves	Australian Antarctic Territory
Location	Wilkes Land, Antarctica
Elevation AMSL	2,529 ft / 771 m
Coordinates	66°41′27″S 111°31′25″E / 66.69083°S 111.52361°E / -66.69083; 111.52361
Map
YWKS Location in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09T/27T 3,200 10,499 Ice
Sources: Australian AIP aerodrome chart[1]

Wilkins Aerodrome^[2] is a single-runway aerodrome operated by Australia, located on upper glacier of the ice sheet Preston Heath, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, on the continent of Antarctica, but 40 km (25 mi) southeast of the actual coast. It is named after Sir Hubert Wilkins, a pioneer of Antarctic aviation and exploration.^[3]