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Coconut Island Airport (IATA: CNC[2], ICAO: YCCT) is an airport located on Coconut Island (Poruma Island) in Queensland, Australia.

Coconut Island
IATA: CNC ICAO: YCCT
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Torres Strait Island Regional Council
Location	Coconut Island, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL	10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	10°03′00.5″S 143°04′16.5″E
Map
YCCT Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 720 2,362 Paved
Sources: Australian AIP[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Skytrans Airlines	Horn Island, Warraber Island, Yam Island, Yorke Island

Accident and incident

On 16 January 1999, Uzu Air Britten-Norman Islander VH-XFF was operating a passenger and cargo flight from Horn Island, NT with three passengers and one pilot, when on final approach the pilot noticed a vehicle was parked on the runway with nobody attending to it. The pilot initiated a go-around. Witnesses reported the aircraft entered a shallow climb before pitching sharply right and crashing into a tidal flat. The pilot and two passengers were killed. The surviving passenger was seriously injured.[3]

See also

• List of airports in Queensland

References

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