East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport

East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport (YPKU) is a medium airport in Kununurra, WA, Australia. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code YPKU or IATA code KNX. It sits in Oceania.

East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.

East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport sits near sea level at 145 ft.

Local operations run on Australia/Perth. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.

SkyAccess inventory for YPKU updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare YPKU against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

The East Kimberley Regional Airport, locally known as the Kununurra Airport, is an airport in Kununurra, Western Australia. The airport is 2 nautical miles west of the town. Heavy wet seasons often result in this area being cut off from essential outside services and deliveries. The airport is a crucial piece of infrastructure which enables people and goods to enter or leave from the region and especially supports tourism and economic development.