# Gold Coast Airport (OOL / YBCG) **Gold Coast Airport** (IATA: OOL, ICAO: YBCG) is a large airport in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1939. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,492 m (8,176 ft). In 2022 it handled 5.7 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: OOL / YBCG - Type: Large airport - Serves: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Opened: 1939 - Elevation: 6 m / 21 ft - Coordinates: -28.1660, 153.5066 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,492 m / 8,176 ft - Passengers: 5,708,687 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Sydney - Website: http://www.goldcoastairport.com.au - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_Airport (26 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1175431 - Weather station: YBCG · WMO 94592 - Ident: YBCG ## Timeline - 1939: Gold Coast Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 2,492 m / 8,176 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 139° / 319° | yes | | 17/35 | 582 m / 1,909 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 173° / 353° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 5,297,163 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 5,679,309 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 5,767,174 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 5,828,824 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 6,024,358 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 6,411,315 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 6,479,083 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 6,486,382 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 6,486,006 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,722,216 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 2,083,056 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 5,708,687 | Wikidata | ## Routes 19 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (18) - [NTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywlm.md) Newcastle Airport · Australia · 539 km / 335 mi · FlyPelican, Jetstar Airways - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 680 km / 423 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [WSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539.md) Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport · Australia · 689 km / 428 mi · Jetstar Airways - [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 892 km / 554 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 1,330 km / 826 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [AVV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymav.md) Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Australia · 1,382 km / 859 mi · Jetstar Airways - [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 1,486 km / 923 mi · Jetstar Airways - [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 1,604 km / 997 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 1,718 km / 1,068 mi · Jetstar Airways - [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 2,216 km / 1,377 mi · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways - [HLZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzhn.md) Hamilton International Airport · New Zealand · 2,295 km / 1,426 mi · Jetstar Airways - [ZQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzqn.md) Queenstown Airport · New Zealand · 2,307 km / 1,434 mi · Jetstar Airways - [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 2,406 km / 1,495 mi · Jetstar Airways - [WLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwn.md) Wellington International Airport · New Zealand · 2,424 km / 1,506 mi · Jetstar Airways - [DUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzdn.md) Dunedin International Airport · New Zealand · 2,458 km / 1,527 mi · Jetstar Airways - [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 2,702 km / 1,679 mi · Fiji Airways - [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 3,619 km / 2,249 mi · Jetstar Airways - [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 4,554 km / 2,830 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways ### Seasonal (2) - [CHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzch.md) Christchurch International Airport · New Zealand · 2,406 km / 1,495 mi · Air New Zealand - [DRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypdn.md) Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin · Australia · 2,929 km / 1,820 mi · Jetstar Airways ### Cargo (2) - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 680 km / 423 mi · Qantas Freight - [WSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0539.md) Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport · Australia · 689 km / 428 mi · Qantas Freight ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OOL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 18 ### Passenger (5) - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 5 - QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 3 - NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 2 - FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1 - FP [FlyPelican](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flypelican) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - QF [Qantas Freight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-freight) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 5.7M (2022) | #310 of 3,974 | #9 in Oceania | #6 in AU | | Longest runway | 2,492 m / 8,176 ft | =2,601 of 29,858 | #52 in Oceania | #30 in AU | | Elevation | 6 m / 21 ft | =41,225 of 43,403 | =2,009 in Oceania | =1,178 in AU | | Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =32 in Oceania | =23 in AU | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS (TWR HR) | 134.500 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.700 | | FIA | Brisbane Center | 119.500 | | ACD | Clearance Delivery | 128.750 | | TWR | Tower | 118.700 | | ATIS | H24 | 112.300 | | SMC | Ground | 121.800 | ## Nearby airports - [BNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybna.md) Ballina Byron Gateway Airport · 74 km / 46 mi - [LSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylis.md) Lismore Airport · 78 km / 48 mi - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · 95 km / 59 mi - [YAMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yamb.md) RAAF Base Amberley · 98 km / 61 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: “Gold Coast Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gold_Coast_Airport&oldid=1376865872), revision of 26 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/ybcg/data