# Meekatharra Airport (MKR / YMEK)

**Meekatharra Airport** (IATA: MKR, ICAO: YMEK) is a medium airport in Western Australia, Australia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,181 m (7,156 ft). It is operated by Shire of Meekatharra.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MKR / YMEK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Shire of Meekatharra
- Serves: Western Australia, Australia
- Elevation: 522 m / 1,713 ft
- Coordinates: -26.6117, 118.5480
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,181 m / 7,156 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meekatharra_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652405
- Weather station: YMEK
- Ident: YMEK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,181 m / 7,156 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 085° / 265° | yes |
| 15/33 | 1,065 m / 3,494 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Dirt | 139° / 319° |  |

## Routes

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

### Charter (2)

- [MMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymog.md) Mount Magnet Airport · Australia · 181 km / 112 mi · Skippers Aviation
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 643 km / 400 mi · National Jet Express, Airnorth, Skippers Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- JW [Skippers Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skippers-aviation) · 2 · charter
- TL [Airnorth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airnorth) · 1 · charter
- NC [National Jet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-jet-express) · 1 · charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,181 m / 7,156 ft | #3,374 of 29,858 | #82 in Oceania | #48 in AU |
| Elevation | 522 m / 1,713 ft | =10,484 of 43,403 | #353 in Oceania | #97 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 | 122.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0781](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0781.md) Karalundi Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [YELE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yele.md) Belele Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [YRDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrdy.md) Reedys Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [YKNM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yknm.md) Koonmarra Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [AU-0621](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0621.md) Glen Station Airstrip · 101 km / 63 mi
- [YTUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytuc.md) Tuckabiana Airport · 105 km / 65 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Meekatharra Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meekatharra_Airport&oldid=1363058321), 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/ymek/data