# Mount Isa Airport (ISA / YBMA) **Mount Isa Airport** (IATA: ISA, ICAO: YBMA) is a medium airport in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 2,560 m (8,399 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 221 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybma ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ISA / YBMA - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia - Elevation: 342 m / 1,121 ft - Coordinates: -20.6664, 139.4885 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,560 m / 8,399 ft - Passengers: 221,161 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane - Website: http://www.mountisaairport.com.au/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Isa_Airport (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885354 - Weather station: YBMA · WMO 94332 - Ident: YBMA ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16/34 | 2,560 m / 8,399 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 169° / 349° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 225,966 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 253,741 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 254,268 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 228,155 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 195,720 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 181,523 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 192,059 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 202,236 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 220,345 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 145,929 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 186,817 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 221,161 | Wikidata | ## Routes 19 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (19) - [CNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yccy.md) Cloncurry Airport · Australia · 106 km / 66 mi · QantasLink - [JCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yjlc.md) Julia Creek Airport · Australia · 232 km / 144 mi · Rex Airlines - [BQL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybou.md) Boulia Airport · Australia · 253 km / 157 mi · Rex Airlines - [DMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydmg.md) Doomadgee Airport · Australia · 311 km / 193 mi · Rex Airlines - [BUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybkt.md) Burketown Airport · Australia · 324 km / 201 mi · Rex Airlines - [NTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yntn.md) Normanton Airport · Australia · 371 km / 231 mi · Rex Airlines - [RCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrmd.md) Richmond Airport · Australia · 377 km / 234 mi · Rex Airlines - [KRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykmb.md) Karumba Airport · Australia · 384 km / 239 mi · Rex Airlines - [BEU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybie.md) Bedourie Airport · Australia · 409 km / 254 mi · Rex Airlines - [ONG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymti.md) Mornington Island Airport · Australia · 446 km / 277 mi · Rex Airlines - [HGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhug.md) Hughenden Airport · Australia · 493 km / 306 mi · Rex Airlines - [BVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybdv.md) Birdsville Airport · Australia · 582 km / 362 mi · Rex Airlines - [WNR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywdh.md) Windorah Airport · Australia · 620 km / 385 mi · Rex Airlines - [TSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybtl.md) Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · Australia · 777 km / 483 mi · QantasLink, Rex Airlines - [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 782 km / 486 mi · Rex Airlines - [ULP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yqlp.md) Quilpie Airport · Australia · 820 km / 510 mi · Rex Airlines - [CTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcv.md) Charleville Airport · Australia · 940 km / 584 mi · Rex Airlines - [WTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybww.md) Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · Australia · 1,464 km / 910 mi · Rex Airlines - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,571 km / 976 mi · QantasLink, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Rex Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ISA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 18 - QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 3 - QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1 - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 221K (2022) | #1,492 of 3,974 | #53 in Oceania | #27 in AU | | Longest runway | 2,560 m / 8,399 ft | =2,189 of 29,858 | =43 in Oceania | =23 in AU | | Elevation | 342 m / 1,121 ft | =15,962 of 43,403 | #536 in Oceania | #238 in AU | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | CTAF | CTAF | 126.500 | | FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 122.400 | ## Nearby airports - [AU-0549](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0549.md) May Downs Station · 18 km / 11 mi - [YCTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycts.md) Calton Hills Airport · 60 km / 37 mi - [YBHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybhk.md) Bushy Park Airport · 71 km / 44 mi - [OBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yobn.md) Oban Airport · 79 km / 49 mi - [AU-0595](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0595.md) Corella park Station Airstrip · 79 km / 49 mi - [AU-0561](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0561.md) Duchess airstrip · 85 km / 53 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: “Mount Isa Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Isa_Airport&oldid=1365153469), revision of 20 Jul 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/ybma/data