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Pilot information for Parkes Airport

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General information for Parkes Airport

Airport codes: PKE YPKS
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Latitude: -33.131401 | 33 7.884064 S | S33 07 53
Longitude: 148.238998 | 148 14.339905 E | E148 14 20
Field elevation: 1,069 ft/326 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 11.2°E

Radio communication frequencies for Parkes Airport

CTAF: 126.7 MHz
FSS: 135.25 MHz (MELBOURNE CNTR)

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Runways at Parkes Airport

04/22
5,525 x 148 ft (1,684 x 45 m) — paved — lighted
11/29
5,322 x 98 ft (1,622 x 30 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 29 displaced 568 ft (173 m)

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Aviation weather for Parkes Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Parkes Airport

Closest report is Dubbo City Regional Airport, 56.0320252821 nm (106.5 km) NNE. Retrieved 2012/05/28 15:00: 

YSDU 281500Z AUTO 16009KT 9999 // NCD 07/05 Q1028

Forecast (TAF) for Parkes Airport

Closest forecast is Dubbo City Regional Airport, 56.0320252821 nm (106.5 km) NNE. Retrieved 2012/05/27 06:03: 

TAF YSDU 271031Z 2706/2724 19010KT 9999 SCT040 
     FM271200 18005KT 9999 FEW030 PROB30 2714/2723 0200 FG SCT002 
      RMK

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Parkes Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM F1131/12: Parkes Airport (YPKS) 
F1131/12 NOTAMR F0485/12
Q) YMMM/QNAXX/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/3308S14814E
A) YPKS
B) 1204270131 C) 1206290600 EST
E) ALL RDO NAV FAC PILOT MONITORED
CREATED: 27 Apr 2012 01:31:00 
SOURCE: YBBBZEZX