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Lord Howe Island AirportIATA code LDH

Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH/YLHI) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lord Howe Island, Australia in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Lord Howe Island, Australia
Codes: LDH · YLHI; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Australia/Lord_Howe
Region: Oceania

Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH/YLHI) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lord Howe Island, Australia in Oceania. Operating on Australia/Lord_Howe local time at coordinates -31.540°, 159.080°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Lord Howe Island, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Lord Howe Island Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: LDH
ICAO code: YLHI
City: Lord Howe Island
Country: Australia
Region: Oceania
Time zone: Australia/Lord_Howe
Coordinates: -31.538°, 159.075°; From OurAirports

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Lord Howe Island Airport’s own pages.

LDH airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Small airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 2 m (5 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Inception: 1974; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — inception date
Passengers, 2022: 31,133; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing bitre.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Lord Howe Island; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)

Runways at LDH

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

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. The runway 10/28: 886 m.

Runways at LDH: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
10/28	886 m2,906 ft	—	B	Not listed as lit

Routes from LDH

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from LDH yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.

Where LDH is

Calculated

1.5 km north-northwest

Lord Howe Island Airport lies 1.5 km north-northwest of Lord Howe Island city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at LDH

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Lord Howe Island, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Lord Howe Island 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 Lord Howe Island

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Lord Howe Island Airport: common questions

Where is Lord Howe Island Airport?

Lord Howe Island Airport serves Lord Howe Island, Australia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -31.538°, 159.075°.

What are the airport codes for Lord Howe Island Airport?

The IATA code is LDH and the ICAO code is YLHI.

What time zone is LDH in?

Lord Howe Island Airport is in the Australia/Lord_Howe time zone.

How many runways does Lord Howe Island Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at LDH: 10/28 (886 m (2,906 ft)).

When did Lord Howe Island Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1974 as its inception date.

How many passengers use Lord Howe Island Airport?

Wikidata records 31,133 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

How far is LDH from Lord Howe Island city centre?

Lord Howe Island Airport is about 1.5 km north-northwest of Lord Howe Island city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

What is the elevation of Lord Howe Island Airport?

OurAirports gives LDH’s elevation as 2 m (5 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 Lord Howe Island Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q17559 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)