# Brisbane Archerfield Airport (YBAF)

**Brisbane Archerfield Airport** (ICAO: YBAF) is a small airport in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It opened on 1 Apr 1931. It has 4 runways; the longest is 1,481 m (4,859 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / YBAF
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Opened: 1 Apr 1931 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 19 m / 63 ft
- Coordinates: -27.5724, 153.0042
- Runways: 4
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 1,481 m / 4,859 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Website: https://www.archerfieldairport.com.au
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archerfield_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174194
- Weather station: YBAF · WMO 94575
- Ident: YBAF

## Timeline

- 1 Apr 1931: Brisbane Archerfield Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10L/28R | 1,481 m / 4,859 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 107° / 287° | yes |
| 04L/22R | 1,245 m / 4,085 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 051° / 231° |  |
| 04R/22L | 1,100 m / 3,609 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 051° / 231° |  |
| 10R/28L | 1,100 m / 3,609 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 103° / 283° |  |

- Also 1 helipad.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,481 m / 4,859 ft | #7,369 of 29,858 | #435 in Oceania | #333 in AU |
| Elevation | 19 m / 63 ft | =38,559 of 43,403 | =1,706 in Oceania | =1,036 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =16 in Oceania | =12 in AU |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =9 in Oceania | =2 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.900 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.100 |
| FSS | RADAR | 125.700 |
| GND | GND | 119.900 |
| TWR | ARCHER TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LGRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrs.md) Logan Reserve Airport · 18 km / 11 mi
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [YAMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yamb.md) RAAF Base Amberley · 30 km / 18 mi
- [YHEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhec.md) Heck Field Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [YRED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yred.md) Redcliffe Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [SRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydun.md) Dunwich Airport · 42 km / 26 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Archerfield Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Archerfield_Airport&oldid=1374442380), revision of 12 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/ybaf/data