# RAAF Base Amberley (YAMB)

**RAAF Base Amberley** (ICAO: YAMB) is a medium airport in Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,047 m (9,997 ft). It is operated by Royal Australian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/yamb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / YAMB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Australian Air Force
- Serves: Queensland, Australia
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 28 m / 91 ft
- Coordinates: -27.6354, 152.7112
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,047 m / 9,997 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Base_Amberley (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955757
- Weather station: YAMB
- Ident: YAMB

## Timeline

- 1940: RAAF Base Amberley opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,047 m / 9,997 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 159° / 339° | yes |
| 04/22 | 1,523 m / 4,997 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 054° / 234° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,047 m / 9,997 ft | =1,108 of 29,858 | =26 in Oceania | =15 in AU |
| Elevation | 28 m / 91 ft | =37,262 of 43,403 | =1,588 in Oceania | =972 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =38 in Oceania | =27 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 33.580 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 31.620 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 134.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 121.200 |
| GND | GND | 129.350 |
| TWR | TWR | 26.460 |

## Nearby airports

- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [WTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybww.md) Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [OKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybok.md) Oakey Army Aviation Centre · 99 km / 62 mi
- [MCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybsu.md) Sunshine Coast Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [LSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylis.md) Lismore Airport · 143 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/yamb/data