# Wilkins Runway, Preston Heath, Antarctica

**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.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Australian Antarctic Division
- Serves: Preston Heath, Antarctica
- Opened: 2008
- Elevation: 771 m / 2,529 ft
- Coordinates: -66.6908, 111.5236
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Antarctica/Casey
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkins_Aerodrome (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q768676
- Ident: YWKS

## Timeline

- 2008: Wilkins Runway opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09T/27T | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft |  | Snow |  |  |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [AQ-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aq-0002.md) Troll Airfield · Antarctica · 3,733 km / 2,320 mi · Royal Air Force

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 3,422 km / 2,126 mi · Skytraders

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- [Royal Air Force](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-force) · 1
- SND [Skytraders](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skytraders) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | #3 in Antarctica | #3 in AQ |
| Elevation | 771 m / 2,529 ft | =6,833 of 43,403 | #8 in Antarctica | #8 in AQ |
| Age | Opened 2008 | =12,534 of 15,079 | #3 in Antarctica | #3 in AQ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2 in Antarctica | =2 in AQ |

## Nearby airports

- [YCSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycsk.md) Casey Station Skiway · 56 km / 35 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Wilkins Aerodrome”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilkins_Aerodrome&oldid=1368166070), revision of 7 Aug 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/ywks/data