YWKS

Wilkins Runway

66.6908°S 111.5236°E771 m / 2,529 ftSmall airport
On the map
Wilkins arctic expedition 1926
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Wilkins Runway is a small airport in Preston Heath, Antarctica. It opened in 2008. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,499 ft) long, snow. It is operated by Australian Antarctic Division.

Timeline

1 event · 2008–2008
2008
OpenedWilkins Runway opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
09T/27T
LENGTH3,200 m10,499 ftWIDTH—SURFACESnow

Routes

2 destinations · 2 countries
Most destinationsRoyal Air Force 1Skytraders 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from YWKS. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Wilkins Aerodrome” (revision of 7 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway3,200 m10,499 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=819of 29,823 · #3 Antarctica · #3 AQElevation771 m2,529 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=6,829of 43,341 · #8 Antarctica · #8 AQAgeOpened 20082026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=12,546of 15,079 · #3 Antarctica · #3 AQRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =2 Antarctica · =2 AQ
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record