King Island Airport | |
Iata: | KNS |
Icao: | YKII |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | King Island Council |
City-Served: | King Island |
Location: | Currie, Tasmania |
Elevation-F: | 132 |
Coordinates: | -39.8775°N 143.8783°W |
Pushpin Map: | Tasmania |
Pushpin Label: | YKII |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tasmania |
Mapframe: | yes |
Metric-Rwy: | Y |
R1-Number: | 06/24 |
R1-Length-M: | 800 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
R2-Number: | 10/28 |
R2-Length-M: | 1,585 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
R3-Number: | 17/35 |
R3-Length-M: | 1,105 |
R3-Surface: | Composite material |
Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
King Island Airport is a small regional airport located near the town of Currie on King Island off the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. The airport is owned and operated by the King Island Council.
The airport was the site of a light plane crash on 26 November 1998, when a Piper Lance crashed shortly after takeoff on its way to Moorabbin, Victoria, killing three Melbourne nurses on board. It was suspected that a strong gust of wind just after takeoff caused the plane to stall and crash.