Airport guide
Cooktown AirportIATA code CTN
Cooktown Airport (CTN/YCKN) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cooktown, Australia in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Cooktown, Australia
- Codes
- CTN · YCKN
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Region
- Oceania
Cooktown Airport (CTN/YCKN) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cooktown, Australia in Oceania. Operating on Australia/Brisbane local time at coordinates -15.440°, 145.180°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Cooktown Airport (CTN) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Cooktown, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Cooktown Airport details
- IATA code
- CTN
- ICAO code
- YCKN
- City
- Cooktown
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates
- -15.444°, 145.183°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Cooktown Airport’s own pages.
CTN airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 15,325
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing bitre.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Cairns International Airport CNS · 171 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at CTN
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 11/29: 1,627 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,627 m5,338 ft | 30 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from CTN
Originfacts does not track any routes from CTN yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at CTN
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Cooktown, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Cooktown Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Cooktown
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- CairnsCairns AirportCNS171 km
- Lockhart RiverLockhart RiverIRG357 km
- Palm IslandPalm Island AirportPMK358 km
- KowanyamaKowanyamaKWM368 km
- Edward RiverEdward RiverEDR387 km
- Aurukun MissionAurukun MissionAUU404 km
- TownsvilleTownsville AirportTSV457 km
- WeipaWeipa AirportWEI467 km
- NormantonNormanton AirportNTN504 km
Cooktown Airport: common questions
Where is Cooktown Airport?
Cooktown Airport serves Cooktown, Australia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -15.444°, 145.183°.
What are the airport codes for Cooktown Airport?
The IATA code is CTN and the ICAO code is YCKN.
What time zone is CTN in?
Cooktown Airport is in the Australia/Brisbane time zone.
How many runways does Cooktown Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at CTN: 11/29 (1,627 m (5,338 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Cooktown Airport?
Wikidata records 15,325 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
What is the elevation of Cooktown Airport?
OurAirports gives CTN’s elevation as 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Cooktown Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1655144 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)