# Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP / YBPN)

**Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport** (IATA: PPP, ICAO: YBPN) is a medium airport in Proserpine, Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1951. It has one runway, 2,073 m (6,801 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Whitsunday Region. In 2022 it handled 465 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PPP / YBPN
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Whitsunday Region
- Serves: Proserpine, Queensland, Australia
- Opened: 1951
- Elevation: 25 m / 82 ft
- Coordinates: -20.4944, 148.5536
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,073 m / 6,801 ft
- Passengers: 464,540 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitsunday_Coast_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2567209
- Weather station: YBPN · WMO 94365
- Ident: YBPN

## Timeline

- 1951: Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,073 m / 6,801 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 115° / 295° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 204,942 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 232,813 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 234,402 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 264,338 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 319,129 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 342,838 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 425,571 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 448,575 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 433,414 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 205,666 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 305,037 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 464,540 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 895 km / 556 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 1,518 km / 943 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 1,943 km / 1,207 mi · Jetstar Airways

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 3
- 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 | 465K (2022) | #1,142 of 3,974 | #33 in Oceania | #20 in AU |
| Longest runway | 2,073 m / 6,801 ft | =3,681 of 29,858 | #102 in Oceania | #59 in AU |
| Elevation | 25 m / 82 ft | =37,619 of 43,403 | #1,630 in Oceania | #995 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | #84 in Oceania | #38 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 | BRISBANE CNTR | 135.500 |
| Ctaf | Whitsunday Shute harbour atc | 127.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0243](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0243.md) Midge Point · 19 km / 12 mi
- [YLAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylak.md) Lakeside Airpark · 22 km / 14 mi
- [WSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yshr.md) Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [HTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybhm.md) Hamilton Island Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [YHAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhab.md) Hideaway Bay Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [AU-0276](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0276.md) cape cloucester airstrip 300m length · 46 km / 29 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: “Whitsunday Coast Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whitsunday_Coast_Airport&oldid=1371680629), revision of 27 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/ybpn/data