Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Kingscote airport (Australia)
Kingscote airport is located near with Kingscote at 7mi↑, Kangaroo Island at 13mi↑, American River at 15mi↑, Island Beach at 17mi↑, Penneshaw at 23mi↑, Delamere at 38mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Kingscote airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YKSC
- IATA code : KGC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 7 m = 23ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 01/19 : 1402m = 4600ft
- runway 15/33 : 1164m = 3819ft
- runway 06/24 : 1134m = 3720ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
Coming to Kingscote airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Kingscote airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Parndana airport at 16mi : book on Trip.com
- Penneshaw airport at 25mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
METAR for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
METAR YKSC 220100Z AUTO 01014KT 9999 // NCD 16/08 Q1016 RMK RF00.0/000.0
Decoded METAR for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
METAR issued by YKSC on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 01:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 104 hours and -5728 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 59 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 10°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : RF000/0000
TAF for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
YKSC 212253Z 2123/2212 02012KT CAVOK FM220100 36017G30KT 9999 -SHRA SCT050 RMK FM212300 SEV TURB BLW 3000FT TL220400 FM220400 MOD TURB BLW 3000FT T 14 17 19 14 Q 1017 1015 1011 1010
Decoded TAF for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
TAF issued by YKSC on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 22:53 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 10 hours and 39 minutes. weather forecast for 13 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, June 21, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Saturday, June 21, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
2123/2212 02012KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Saturday, June 21, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Sunday, June 22, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM220100 36017G30KT 9999 -SHRA SCT050
wind 17kt = 31km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
VAC for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Kingscote airport
Around Kingscote airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Kingscote
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 5395mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 9667mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 9669mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 9680mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 9696mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 9749mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 9756mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 9756mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 9765mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 9769mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 9770mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 9770mi↑
- for Kingscote airport at 0mi↑
- for American River airport at 15mi↑
- for Parndana airport at 16mi↑
nearest airports to Kingscote airport (Australia)
- American River airport ( ) at 15mi↑defunct airport
- Parndana airport (YPDA PDN ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Penneshaw airport (YPSH PEA ) at 25mi↑NOTAM
- Althorpe Lighthouse Airstrip airport ( AU-0008) at 44mi↑
- Rocky River airport (YROK ) at 47mi↑NOTAM
- Yorketown Hospital Helicopter Landing Site heliport (YXYK ) at 48mi↑NOTAM
- Yorketown airport (YYOR ORR ) at 50mi↑NOTAM
- Cape Borda airport (YCBO ) at 52mi↑NOTAM
- Aldinga private airstrip airport ( AU-0436) at 61mi↑
- Aldinga airport (YADG ) at 62mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Australia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap