# East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport (KNX)

> Kununurra, AU · IATA: KNX · ICAO: YPKU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `KNX` |
| ICAO | `YPKU` |
| City | Kununurra |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 44 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -15.77810, 128.70799 |

## Description

Mangoes, melons, chia and sandalwood from the Ord River irrigation scheme set the economic backdrop to East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport (IATA: KNX, ICAO: YPKU) in remote Western Australia. Virgin Australia, Airnorth and Aviair link the field with Perth, Broome and Darwin, carrying mainly tourists bound for Lake Argyle and the Bungle Bungles (Purnululu) along with business travellers. That farm produce, however, largely leaves the region by road along the Victoria Highway to Darwin, some 800 kilometres away, or by sea through the port of Wyndham, rather than by air. KNX has no dedicated cargo terminal; time-critical air freight moves in limited volumes as belly cargo or is consolidated through Perth, which is roughly 3,000 road kilometres distant and in practice reachable only by air. Agricultural consignments also face Western Australia's quarantine controls, which screen fresh fruit and vegetables at the Northern Territory border near Kununurra. For forwarders the airport is first and foremost a passenger and tourism gateway with an honest, modest cargo role, while intercontinental freight routes via Perth (PER) or Darwin (DRW).

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