# Cowra Airport (CWT / YCWR)

**Cowra Airport** (IATA: CWT, ICAO: YCWR) is a medium airport in New South Wales, Australia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,630 m (5,348 ft). It is operated by Cowra Shire.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CWT / YCWR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Cowra Shire
- Serves: New South Wales, Australia
- Elevation: 294 m / 966 ft
- Coordinates: -33.8469, 148.6480
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,630 m / 5,348 ft
- Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Sydney
- Website: https://www.cowracouncil.com.au/Facilities/Airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowra_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17539
- Ident: YCWR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 1,630 m / 5,348 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 162° / 342° | yes |
| 03/21 | 1,166 m / 3,825 ft | 18 m / 60 ft | Grass | 041° / 221° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,630 m / 5,348 ft | =5,683 of 29,858 | =273 in Oceania | #194 in AU |
| Elevation | 294 m / 966 ft | =18,314 of 43,403 | #604 in Oceania | #292 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 135.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [NGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yyng.md) Young Airport · 59 km / 36 mi
- [OAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yorg.md) Orange Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [FRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yfbs.md) Forbes Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [PKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypks.md) Parkes Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [CMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yctm.md) Cootamundra Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [BHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybth.md) Bathurst Airport · 105 km / 65 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)
- [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/ycwr/data