# Mackay Airport (MKY / YBMK)

**Mackay Airport** (IATA: MKY, ICAO: YBMK) is a medium airport in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 1,981 m (6,499 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 825 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MKY / YBMK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 6 m / 19 ft
- Coordinates: -21.1708, 149.1826
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,981 m / 6,499 ft
- Passengers: 824,704 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Website: http://www.mackayairport.com.au/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackay_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2501139
- Weather station: YBMK
- Ident: YBMK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,981 m / 6,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 148° / 328° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,082,601 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,126,243 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,102,594 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 969,963 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 868,932 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 767,653 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 763,003 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 807,966 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 840,650 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 451,244 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 647,487 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 824,704 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [ROK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybrk.md) Rockhampton Airport · Australia · 279 km / 173 mi · QantasLink
- [TSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybtl.md) Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · Australia · 330 km / 205 mi · QantasLink
- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 598 km / 372 mi · QantasLink
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 798 km / 496 mi · QantasLink, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways

### Cargo (2)

- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 798 km / 496 mi · Pel-Air, Toll Group
- [ISA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybma.md) Mount Isa Airport · Australia · 1,008 km / 626 mi · Toll Group

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 4
- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 1
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1
- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- [Team Global Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/team-global-express) · 2
- PA [Pel-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pel-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 825K (2022) | #905 of 3,974 | #26 in Oceania | #15 in AU |
| Longest runway | 1,981 m / 6,499 ft | =4,119 of 29,858 | =137 in Oceania | =85 in AU |
| Elevation | 6 m / 19 ft | =41,533 of 43,403 | =2,047 in Oceania | =1,192 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 112.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.500 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 135.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [YPYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypya.md) Palmyra Airstrip · 12 km / 7.4 mi
- [YTPK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytpk.md) Turtle Park Airstrip · 22 km / 13 mi
- [AU-0210](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0210.md) KESWICK ISLAND AIRSTRIP · 37 km / 23 mi
- [BMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybpi.md) Brampton Island Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [YFHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yfha.md) Finch Hatton Airfield · 55 km / 34 mi
- [AU-0244](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0244.md) temple island airstrip · 58 km / 36 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: “Mackay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mackay_Airport&oldid=1369159874), revision of 13 Aug 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/ybmk/data