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.
Burketown airport (Australia)
Burketown airport is located near with Burketown at 3mi↑, Burke at 39mi↑, Karumba at 87mi↑, Normanton at 102mi↑, Carpentaria at 123mi↑, Mount Isa at 142mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Burketown airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YBKT
- IATA code : BUC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 6 m = 20ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 03/21 : 1372m = 4501ft
- runway 14/32 : 757m = 2484ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
Coming to Burketown 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 :
- Burketown airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Doomadgee airport at 49mi : book on Trip.com
- Augustus Downs airport at 58mi : book on Trip.com
weather : broken clouds at Burketown
84 ↗ 95°F
wind ↑ 10mph
gusting to 17mph
high heat alert with 95°F at Burketown
Friday : high heat alert with 95°F at Burketown
Aviation weather for Burketown airport YBKT BUC
METAR for Burketown airport YBKT BUC
METAR YBKT 032230Z AUTO 15017KT 9999 // NCD 27/M01 Q1015 RMK RF00.0/000.0
Decoded METAR for Burketown airport YBKT BUC
METAR issued by YBKT on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 22:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 13 days and 315 hours and -18661 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 27°C = 81°F, dew point is -1°C = 30°F. The air is very dry : relative air humidity is 16 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 31km/h = 17kt, direction is 150°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : RF000/0000
TAF for Burketown airport YBKT BUC
YBKT 021828Z 0220/0308 15014KT CAVOK BECMG 0222/0223 13018G28KT CAVOK FM030400 15014KT CAVOK RMK FM022000 MOD TURB BLW 3000FT TL022300 T 25 30 35 37 Q 1014 1017 1015 1013
Decoded TAF for Burketown airport YBKT BUC
TAF issued by YBKT on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 18:28 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 14 days and 8 hours and 1 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, October 2, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 2, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
0220/0308 15014KT 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 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, October 2, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Friday, October 3, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0222/0223 13018G28KT 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 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Friday, October 3, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Friday, October 3, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
FM030400 15014KT 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 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
VAC for Burketown airport YBKT BUC
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 Burketown airport
Around Burketown airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Burketown
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 4253mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 8962mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 8968mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 8972mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 8986mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 9011mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 9012mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 9037mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 9047mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 9049mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 9051mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 9053mi↑
- for Burketown airport at 0mi↑
- for Escott airport at 8mi↑
- for Armraynald airport at 21mi↑
nearest airports to Burketown airport (Australia)
- Escott airport (YESC ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Armraynald airport (YAML ) at 21mi↑NOTAM
- Wernadinga airport (YWER ) at 39mi↑NOTAM
- Sweers Island Resort airport (YSWE ) at 44mi↑NOTAM
- Bentinck Island airport (YBTK ) at 46mi↑NOTAM
- Doomadgee airport (YDMG DMD ) at 49mi↑NOTAM
- Augustus Downs airport (YAGD AUD ) at 58mi↑NOTAM
- Gregory Downs airport (YGDS GGD ) at 64mi↑NOTAM
- Inverleigh airport (YINV ) at 70mi↑NOTAM
- Mornington Island airport (YMTI ONG ) at 79mi↑METAR TAF 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