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Karumba Airport

IATA KRBICAO YKMBSmall airfield

Karumba Airport is a small airfield in Queensland, Australia. It is listed as IATA KRB and ICAO YKMB. The airport is located at -17.4567° / 140.8300° at an elevation of 2 m (5 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,271 m. The nearest airport is Normanton Helipad, 35 km (22 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Karumba Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Karumba Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`KRB`
ICAO code	`YKMB`
Identifier	`YKMB`
Type	Small airfield
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-17.45670, 140.83000
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	17° 27′ 24.12″ S 140° 49′ 48.01″ E
Elevation	2 m (5 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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