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 290430Z AUTO 17014KT 9999 // BKN035 14/08 Q1028 RMK RF00.0/000.4
Decoded METAR for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
METAR issued by YKSC on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 04:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 8 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
QNH is 1028hPa = 30.36inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 170°.
Clouds : broken at 3500ft = 1070m.
Remarks : RF000/0004
TAF for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
YKSC 290221Z 2902/2912 15008KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 FM290600 18006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 INTER 2902/2905 15015G25KT 5000 SHRA SCT010 BKN020 RMK T 13 14 11 09 Q 1029 1028 1029 1031
Decoded TAF for Kingscote airport YKSC KGC
TAF issued by YKSC on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 02:21 UTC, issued 3 hours and 17 minutes. weather forecast for 10 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, June 28, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Sunday, June 29, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
2902/2912 15008KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 2500ft = 760m
from Sunday, June 29, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, June 28, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
FM290600 18006KT 9999 NSW SCT030
no significant weather
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
from Saturday, June 28, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Sunday, June 29, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
INTER 2902/2905 15015G25KT 5000 SHRA SCT010 BKN020
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
shower rain
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m broken at 2000ft = 610m
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