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Horn Island airport (Australia)
Horn Island airport is located near Horn Island, with Wasaga at 3mi↑, Port Kennedy at 5mi↑, Torres at 11mi↑, Bamaga at 22mi↑, Torres Strait Island at 27mi↑, Northern Peninsula Area at 27mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Horn Island airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YHID
- IATA code : HID
- Local code : -
Elevation : 13 m = 43ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 1389m = 4557ft
- runway 14/32 : 1235m = 4052ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
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Aviation weather for Horn Island airport YHID HID
METAR for Horn Island airport YHID HID
METAR YHID 070330Z AUTO 12017KT 9999 // NCD 31/07 Q1009 RMK RF00.0/000.0
Decoded METAR for Horn Island airport YHID HID
METAR issued by YHID on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 03:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 127 hours and -7159 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 31°C = 88°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is dry : relative air humidity is 22 %.
QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg
Wind 31km/h = 17kt, direction is 120°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : RF000/0000
TAF for Horn Island airport YHID HID
YHID 062303Z 0700/0800 12016KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 FM070900 13012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT014 BKN020 INTER 0700/0703 12018G28KT 3000 SHRA BKN010 INTER 0712/0800 3000 SHRA BKN010 PROB30 INTER 0718/0800 VRB15G25KT 2000 TSRA BKN008 FEW020CB RMK T 29 30 30 27 Q 1012 1010 1008 1010
Decoded TAF for Horn Island airport YHID HID
TAF issued by YHID on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 23:03 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 12 hours and 8 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, October 6, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
0700/0800 12016KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020
wind 16kt = 30km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, October 6, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM070900 13012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT014 BKN020
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 1400ft = 430m broken at 2000ft = 610m
from Monday, October 6, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, October 6, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
INTER 0700/0703 12018G28KT 3000 SHRA BKN010
wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 1000ft = 300m
from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
INTER 0712/0800 3000 SHRA BKN010
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 1000ft = 300m
probability of 30% to have from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB30 INTER 0718/0800 VRB15G25KT 2000 TSRA BKN008 FEW020CB
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 800ft = 240m few clouds at 2000ft = 610m
VAC for Horn Island airport YHID HID
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 Horn Island airport
Around Horn Island airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Wasaga
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3863mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 8708mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 8718mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 8718mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 8731mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 8736mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 8736mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 8761mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 8777mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 8780mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 8783mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 8784mi↑
- for Horn Island airport at 0mi↑
- for Thursday Island Hospital airport at 5mi↑
- for Kubin airport at 25mi↑
nearest airports to Horn Island airport (Australia)
- Thursday Island Hospital heliport ( AU-0512) at 5mi↑
- Kubin airport (YKUB KUG ) at 25mi↑NOTAM
- Northern Peninsula airport (YNPE ABM ) at 27mi↑NOTAM
- Badu Island airport (YBAU BDD ) at 31mi↑NOTAM
- OK Village airport ( AU-0513) at 38mi↑
- Mabuiag Island airport (YMAA UBB ) at 45mi↑NOTAM
- Warraber Island airport (YWBS SYU ) at 45mi↑NOTAM
- Yam Island airport (YYMI XMY ) at 58mi↑NOTAM
- Coconut Island airport (YCCT CNC ) at 65mi↑NOTAM
- Heathlands airport (YHTL HAT ) at 82mi↑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