# Port Pirie Airport (PPI / YPIR)

**Port Pirie Airport** (IATA: PPI, ICAO: YPIR) is a medium airport in South Australia, Australia. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,069 m (3,507 ft). It is operated by Port Pirie.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PPI / YPIR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Port Pirie
- Serves: South Australia, Australia
- Elevation: 12 m / 40 ft
- Coordinates: -33.2389, 137.9950
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,069 m / 3,507 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10:30/+9:30 · Australia/Adelaide
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Pirie_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15103
- Weather station: YWHA · WMO 95664
- Ident: YPIR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,069 m / 3,507 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 08/26 | 1,043 m / 3,422 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 03/21 | 672 m / 2,205 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 041° / 221° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,069 m / 3,507 ft | =12,530 of 29,858 | =1,074 in Oceania | #883 in AU |
| Elevation | 12 m / 40 ft | =39,802 of 43,403 | =1,844 in Oceania | =1,107 in AU |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =9 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 123.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [WYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywha.md) Whyalla Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [PUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypag.md) Port Augusta Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [CVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycee.md) Cleve Airport · 148 km / 92 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/ypir/data