Karratha Airport

Dampier , Western Australia

australia Australia










Satellite and aerial maps of Karratha with nearby locations


Nearby locationsKmBearing
East Intercourse Heliport , Western Australia 11.6302YEII
Trimouille Island , Western Australia 130.5285
Barrow Island , Western Australia 143.4263YBWX
Wheatstone platform , Western Australia 181.9305YWTP
Port Hedland Heliport , Western Australia 192.6077YHIP
Port Hedland , Western Australia 196.2079YPPD



  Karratha


20° 42' 45.72'' S     116° 46' 33.60'' E
4.5nm SE of Dampier, Dampier, Western Australia
ICAO: YPKA IATA: KTA
Elevation: 33 feet


Karratha is a support centre for offshore operations in the Northern Carnarvon Basin. Helicopter offshore services operate from the north west side of the airport.



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  List of units at Karratha




Years Unit
PHI / HNZ AustraliaAW139, S-92,





  Karratha News


Bristow S-92 in MedEvac from Oil Tanker in Australia

Bristow S-92 in MedEvac from Oil Tanker in Australia

20-Apr-19 - A Bristow S-92 helicopter completed a medical evacuation (MedEvac) from an oil tanker approx 120 nautical miles offshore of Western Australia #rescue
CHC Karratha Base Takes on Cyclone Veronica

CHC Karratha Base Takes on Cyclone Veronica

30-Mar-19 - CHC Helicopters based in Karratha flown 67 extra flights in the past two weeks evacuating multiple rigs offshore Australia’s North West Shelf due category 4 Cyclone Veronica #CycloneVeronica
Babcock Australia Received Two AW139 from Aberdeen

Babcock Australia Received Two AW139 from Aberdeen

11-Mar-19 - Babcock transferred two AW139 from Aberdeen, Scotland to Karratha, Western Australia to support the oil and gas industry. LCI now owns 14 AW139 operating in Australia, 10 of them as air ambulance helicopters #oilandgas
CHC AW139/189 Contracts for Northwest Australia

CHC AW139/189 Contracts for Northwest Australia

17-Sep-18 - CHC signed 5-year contract to provide AW139/AW189 +10 daily offshore flights for Woodside, Jadestone Energy, Vermilion Energy and BHP from Karratha, Learmonth and Onslow Airports in Australia from July 2019 #oilandgas
CHC Australia Naming Ceremony for Two AW189

CHC Australia Naming Ceremony for Two AW189

12-Apr-18 - CHC Australia holds a naming ceremony in Karratha for 2 new AW189. Ngarluma Elders chose the names Garlawirrura and Warduwardura, Ngarluma words for dragonfly and a small inland grass bird
Lobo Leasing AW139 to CHC Australia

Lobo Leasing AW139 to CHC Australia

18-Dec-17 - Lobo Leasing from Ireland placed a offshore configured AW139 helicopter with CHC to be based in Karratha, Western Australia
CHC Australia AW139 Contracted by Quadrant Energy

CHC Australia AW139 Contracted by Quadrant Energy

23-Jun-17 - CHC will provide for two years passenger transfer services to Quadrant’s oil and gas installations on the North West Shelf using two AW139s flying out of Karratha starting July 1st, 2017





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