Airport code

PER Airport Code, Perth International Airport

PER is the IATA airport code for Perth International Airport, the main international gateway for Perth, Australia. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, YPPH.

City
Perth
Country
Continent
Oceania
Airport type
Large airport
Coordinates
-31.9403, 115.967
Elevation
67 ft
Runways
2
Scheduled service
Yes

What airport is PER?

PER is the IATA airport code for Perth International Airport, in Perth, Australia. The same airport has the ICAO code YPPH.

It is a major hub, ranked number 181 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code YPPH begins with Y, the prefix ICAO assigns to Australia.

Perth International Airport (PER) at a glance
IATA airport codePER
ICAO airport codeYPPH
AirportPerth International Airport
CityPerth
CountryAustralia
Main airlinesVA, QF, JQ
Runways2

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Where is PER airport located?

Perth International Airport (PER) is in Perth, Australia, at coordinates -31.9403, 115.967.

It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, at 31.94° S, 115.97° E. It is close to sea level at 67 ft (20 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.

Runways at PER

It has 2 runways. The longest is 11,299 ft (3.44 km), designated 03/21.

Which airlines fly to PER?

The open route dataset lists VA (Virgin Australia), QF (Qantas), JQ (Jetstar Airways), GA (Garuda Indonesia), NZ (Air New Zealand), TT (Tiger Airways Australia) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Perth International Airport.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

Where the PER code comes from

PER is PERth, the first three letters of the most isolated major city in the world. The code gained fame as the endpoint of the first regular nonstop flights between Australia and Europe, Qantas's PER-LHR service, seventeen hours on one boarding pass.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the IATA code for Perth International Airport?

The IATA code for Perth International Airport in Perth is PER. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.

What is the 3-letter code for Perth?

The 3-letter IATA code for Perth International Airport in Perth is PER.

What is the ICAO code for Perth International Airport?

The ICAO code for Perth International Airport is YPPH. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code PER.

What is the difference between PER and YPPH?

PER is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. YPPH is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Perth International Airport.

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Nearby and related airports

Other airports in Perth and Australia and the wider region:

Popular routes from PER

Distance and typical flight time from Perth International Airport to other airports it connects with:

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