# Parkes Airport (PKE)

> Parkes, AU · IATA: PKE · ICAO: YPKS · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PKE` |
| ICAO | `YPKS` |
| City | Parkes |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 326 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -33.13140, 148.23900 |

## Description

Parkes hosts the Parkes National Logistics Hub, one of Australia's largest inland intermodal terminals, sited where the transcontinental east–west railway meets the Melbourne–Brisbane Inland Rail. Pacific National runs a terminal here on 365 hectares with capacity for about 450,000 containers a year, forming 1,800 m double-stack trains to Perth, alongside SCT Logistics and Linfox across the 600-hectare precinct. The regional airport (PKE, ICAO YPKS) itself carries scheduled passengers (Rex) and has no air-cargo terminal. Urgent air freight for the district clears Sydney (SYD, about 360 km) and trucks in over the Newell Highway. Here the freight story is rail and road; the airport is a passenger feeder.

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