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Warwick Airport (Queensland)

Coordinates: 28°08′58″S 151°56′35″E / 28.14944°S 151.94306°E / -28.14944; 151.94306
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Queensland Airport
Summary
Airport typeSouthern Downs Regional Council
LocationWarwick, Queensland
Elevation AMSL1,526 ft / 465 m
Coordinates28°08′58″S 151°56′35″E / 28.14944°S 151.94306°E / -28.14944; 151.94306
Map
YWCK is located in Queensland
YWCK
YWCK
Location in Queensland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,640 5,381
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Warwick Airport (IATA: WAZ, ICAO: YWCK) is located at Warwick, Queensland, Australia.

Australian Air Force Cadets

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No. 2 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets operates their glider training from this airport.[citation needed]

In the surroundings around Warwick Airport, mainly savannah forest grows.  Around Warwick Airport, it is very sparsely populated, with 3 inhabitants per square kilometre.  Average annual rainfall is 954 millimeters.[2] The rainiest month is January, with an average of 190 mm of precipitation, and the driest is August, with 27 mm of precipitation.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ YWCK – Warwick (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
  2. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2016.