# Katherine North Airstrip, Katherine North, Australia

**Katherine North Airstrip** is a small airport in Katherine North, Northern Territory, Australia. It opened in 1930. It closed in 1978. It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0281

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Air Force
- Serves: Katherine North, Northern Territory, Australia
- Opened: 1930
- Closed: 1978
- Coordinates: -14.4461, 132.2730
- Time zone: UTC+9:30 · Australia/Darwin
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Airfield (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14935678
- Weather station: YPTN · WMO 94131
- Ident: AU-0281

## Timeline

- 1930: Katherine North Airstrip opens.
- 1978: Katherine North Airstrip closes.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =14 in Oceania | =10 in AU |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0280](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0280.md) Emungalan airstrip · 4.2 km / 2.6 mi
- [AU-0282](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0282.md) Manbulloo Airstrip · 13 km / 8.4 mi
- [KTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yptn.md) Tindal Airport · 14 km / 8.7 mi
- [YKHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykhg.md) Katherine Gorge Airport · 15 km / 9.1 mi
- [AU-0283](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0283.md) Venn airstrip · 29 km / 18 mi
- [AU-0129](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0129.md) Manyallaluk Airport · 63 km / 39 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0281/data