# Aurukun Airport (AUU / YAUR)

**Aurukun Airport** (IATA: AUU, ICAO: YAUR) is a small airport in Aurukun, Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 1,262 m (4,140 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Shire of Aurukun. In 2022 it handled 13 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/yaur

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AUU / YAUR
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Shire of Aurukun
- Serves: Aurukun, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 9 m / 31 ft
- Coordinates: -13.3540, 141.7200
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,262 m / 4,140 ft
- Passengers: 12,793 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurukun_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902133
- Ident: YAUR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,262 m / 4,140 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Paved | 161° / 341° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 6,212 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 6,293 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 6,082 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 5,883 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,888 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 6,774 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 11,722 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 14,349 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 14,556 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 9,998 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 11,966 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 12,793 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [WEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybwp.md) Weipa Airport · Australia · 78 km / 48 mi · SmartLynx Australia
- [IRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylhr.md) Lockhart River Airport · Australia · 183 km / 114 mi · SmartLynx Australia
- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 584 km / 363 mi · SmartLynx Australia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AUU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- Q6 [SmartLynx Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartlynx-australia) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 13K (2022) | #2,593 of 3,974 | #138 in Oceania | #86 in AU |
| Longest runway | 1,262 m / 4,140 ft | =9,187 of 29,858 | #692 in Oceania | #549 in AU |
| Elevation | 9 m / 31 ft | =40,429 of 43,403 | =1,907 in Oceania | =1,139 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [YWNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywni.md) Wathanin Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [AU-0514](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0514.md) Beagle Bay Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [YWTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywtv.md) Watson River Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [YKRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykrv.md) Kendall River Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [YTTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytte.md) Ti Tree Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [AU-0763](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0763.md) Knox Creek Airstrip · 78 km / 48 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Aurukun Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aurukun_Airport&oldid=1363015165), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/yaur/data