Weipa Airport, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Weipa Airport, in the Weipa Town local government area.
| Locality | Weipa Airport |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Weipa Town |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -12.67858 |
| Longitude | 141.92371 |
| Area | 1.2 km² |
| Postcode | 4874 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2010 km northwest |
Weipa Airport is a locality in the Weipa Town local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 1.2 km². It lies approximately 2010 km northwest of Brisbane. Weipa Airport is located at 12.6786°S, 141.9237°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4874. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Weipa Airport is a gateway to a land of ochre earth and ancient tides. It lies 897.1 km north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.1 km east-south-east of Nanum. The air here, even away from the immediate coast, carries a faint, mineral tang, a whisper of bauxite that colours the very landscape. Scattered pockets of hardy vegetation, tough scrub and stunted trees, cling to the iron-rich soil, their leaves often dusted with the ubiquitous red powder. The sky above is a vast, uninterrupted expanse, a canvas for the searing Queensland sun, which can bleach the colours from everything it touches, leaving behind a stark, beautiful palette of reds, browns, and pale, bleached greens. The flatness of the terrain, broken only by subtle rises and shallow depressions, lends a sense of immense scale, as if the land itself is exhaling slowly under the weight of the sun.
The history of this place is inextricably bound to the immense bauxite deposits that have shaped its economy and character. For generations, the traditional custodians have held deep connections to this country, their stories woven into the very fabric of the land. The modern era, however, is defined by the relentless extraction of this mineral wealth, a process that has brought both prosperity and a unique, industrial edge to the region. The constant hum of machinery, though often distant, forms an underlying rhythm to life, a reminder of the labour that fuels the local economy. Beyond the mining operations, the neighbouring waterways offer a different kind of bounty, with fishing a popular pursuit for both locals and the occasional traveller drawn to the promise of the Gulf.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Weipa Airport, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Weipa Airport, in the Weipa Town local government area.
Detailed location data for Weipa Airport includes the postcode (4874), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Weipa Town), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Weipa Airport is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |