# Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport (BQB / YBLN)

**Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport** (IATA: BQB, ICAO: YBLN) is a small airport in Busselton, Western Australia, Australia. It opened on 15 Mar 1997. It has one runway, 2,460 m (8,071 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 39 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BQB / YBLN
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
- Opened: 15 Mar 1997 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 17 m / 55 ft
- Coordinates: -33.6872, 115.4003
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,460 m / 8,071 ft
- Passengers: 38,629 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Website: https://www.busseltonmargaretriverairport.com.au/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busselton_Margaret_River_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3813501
- Weather station: YBLN
- Ident: YBLN

## Timeline

- 15 Mar 1997: Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,460 m / 8,071 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | 667 | Wikidata |
| 1998 | 1,700 | Wikidata |
| 1999 | 1,649 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 1,388 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 348 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 43 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 643 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,340 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 6,943 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 12,452 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 378 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 38,629 | Wikidata |

## Routes

7 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,684 km / 1,668 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 3,288 km / 2,043 mi · Jetstar Airways

### Charter (5)

- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 201 km / 125 mi · QantasLink, Alliance Airlines, Skippers Aviation
- [ZNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynwn.md) Newman Airport · Australia · 1,220 km / 758 mi · Alliance Airlines
- [CJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycwa.md) Coondewanna Airport · Australia · 1,238 km / 769 mi · Alliance Airlines
- [SLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysol.md) Solomon Airport · Australia · 1,293 km / 803 mi · QantasLink
- [CKW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ychk.md) Christmas Creek Airport · Australia · 1,327 km / 825 mi · QantasLink

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BQB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- QQ [Alliance Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-airlines) · 3 · charter
- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 3 · charter
- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 2
- JW [Skippers Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skippers-aviation) · 1 · charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 39K (2022) | #2,191 of 3,974 | #108 in Oceania | #65 in AU |
| Longest runway | 2,460 m / 8,071 ft | =2,644 of 29,858 | #53 in Oceania | #31 in AU |
| Elevation | 17 m / 55 ft | =38,954 of 43,403 | =1,749 in Oceania | =1,060 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =173 in Oceania | #60 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 124.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0399](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0399.md) Ellendale Chalets Accomodation airfield · 19 km / 12 mi
- [MQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymgt.md) Margaret River Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [BUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybun.md) Bunbury Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [YLUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yluw.md) Leeuwin Estate Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [YNAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynau.md) Nannup Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [AU-0398](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0398.md) Kudardup Airfield · 68 km / 42 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: “Busselton Margaret River Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Busselton_Margaret_River_Airport&oldid=1376949998), revision of 27 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/ybln/data