# Oakey Army Aviation Centre (OKY / YBOK)

**Oakey Army Aviation Centre** (IATA: OKY, ICAO: YBOK) is a medium airport in Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,649 m (5,410 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OKY / YBOK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Queensland, Australia
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 407 m / 1,335 ft
- Coordinates: -27.4093, 151.7367
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 2
- Longest runway: 1,649 m / 5,410 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakey_Army_Aviation_Centre (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2903084
- Weather station: YBOK · WMO 94552
- Ident: YBOK

## Timeline

- 1943: Oakey Army Aviation Centre opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,649 m / 5,410 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes |
| 09/27 | 999 m / 3,278 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 100° / 280° | yes |
| 05/23 | 914 m / 2,999 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 055° / 235° | yes |

- Also 2 helipads.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,649 m / 5,410 ft | =5,598 of 29,858 | #261 in Oceania | #184 in AU |
| Elevation | 407 m / 1,335 ft | =13,457 of 43,403 | =466 in Oceania | #185 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =57 in Oceania | =34 in AU |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =9 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 125.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 112.900 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 127.650 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 121.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [WTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybww.md) Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [KGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykry.md) Kingaroy Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [YAMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yamb.md) RAAF Base Amberley · 99 km / 62 mi
- [CCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycca.md) Chinchilla Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · 136 km / 85 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/ybok/data