King Island Airport guide

King Island Airport is the island's only airport, on King Island in Bass Strait off the north-west coast of Tasmania. It sits at Loorana, about 8 km north of Currie, the main township. The ICAO code is YKII. King Island Council owns and operates it.

The first aircraft landed on the site on 24 December 1932, and the aerodrome was licensed in January 1933. Holyman's Airways then began scheduled passenger flights. Sir Ernest Clark, Governor of Tasmania, opened the aerodrome officially on 2 December 1933. By February 1935 services ran three times a week to both Melbourne and Launceston.

The airport has three runways. Runway 10/28 is 1,585 m of asphalt, runway 17/35 is 1,105 m of composite surface and runway 06/24 is 800 m of gravel. Regional Express flies to Melbourne Tullamarine, Sharp Airlines serves Melbourne Essendon, Burnie and Launceston, and King Island Airlines flies to Melbourne Moorabbin. The terminal has public toilets, visitor information brochures, free parking and disability access. Entry uses key-cards outside opening hours. There is no taxi service on the island, so most visitors arrange a hire car in advance.