# Badu Island Airport (BDD / YBAU)

**Badu Island Airport** (IATA: BDD, ICAO: YBAU) is a small airport in Badu Island, Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 850 m (2,788 ft) long. It is operated by Torres Strait Regional Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BDD / YBAU
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Serves: Badu Island, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 4 m / 14 ft
- Coordinates: -10.1495, 142.1737
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 850 m / 2,788 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badu_Island_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4841158
- Weather station: YHID · WMO 94174
- Ident: YBAU

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 850 m / 2,788 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 850 m / 2,788 ft | =18,051 of 29,858 | =1,603 in Oceania | =1,319 in AU |
| Elevation | 4 m / 14 ft | =42,010 of 43,403 | =2,096 in Oceania | =1,214 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.300 |
| MISC | MISC | 116.100 |
| MISC | MISC | 119.600 |
| MISC | MISC | 126.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [KUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykub.md) Kubin Island Airport · 9.9 km / 6.2 mi
- [UBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymaa.md) Mabuiag Island Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [HID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhid.md) Horn Island Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [XMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yymi.md) Yam Island Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [SYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywbs.md) Warraber Island Airport · 72 km / 44 mi
- [ABM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynpe.md) Northern Peninsula Airport · 94 km / 58 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/ybau/data