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Kingscote Airport
Kingscote Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Kingscote Airport prior to runway upgrade | |||||||||||||||||||
.jpg) The terminal building at Kingscote Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Kangaroo Island Council | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Cygnet River[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′36.3″S 137°31′29.6″E / 35.710083°S 137.524889°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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  YKSC Location in South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Statistics (2010/11[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
fiscalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b YKSC – Kingscote (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 28 November 2024, Aeronautical Chart
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BITREwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ "Kangaroo Island Council – Airport Upgrade". kangarooisland.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.
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