# Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (TSV / YBTL)

**Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville** (IATA: TSV, ICAO: YBTL) is a medium airport in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1939. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,438 m (7,999 ft). In 2022 it handled 1.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TSV / YBTL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 6 m / 18 ft
- Coordinates: -19.2529, 146.7665
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,438 m / 7,999 ft
- Passengers: 1,524,187 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Website: https://www.townsvilleairport.com.au/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsville_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2298657
- Weather station: YBTL · WMO 94294
- Ident: YBTL

## Timeline

- 1939: Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 024° / 204° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,100 m / 3,609 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,616,883 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,609,738 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,556,579 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,497,841 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,511,234 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,529,479 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,590,025 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,610,298 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,610,740 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 758,303 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,089,305 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,524,187 | Wikidata |

## Routes

17 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 285 km / 177 mi · QantasLink, National Jet Express, Alliance Airlines, Rex Airlines
- [HGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhug.md) Hughenden Airport · Australia · 317 km / 197 mi · Rex Airlines
- [MKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybmk.md) Mackay Airport · Australia · 330 km / 205 mi · QantasLink
- [RCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrmd.md) Richmond Airport · Australia · 414 km / 257 mi · Rex Airlines
- [WIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywtn.md) Winton Airport · Australia · 516 km / 321 mi · Rex Airlines
- [LRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylre.md) Longreach Airport · Australia · 531 km / 330 mi · Rex Airlines
- [JCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yjlc.md) Julia Creek Airport · Australia · 550 km / 342 mi · Rex Airlines
- [ROK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybrk.md) Rockhampton Airport · Australia · 598 km / 372 mi · QantasLink
- [CNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yccy.md) Cloncurry Airport · Australia · 673 km / 418 mi · QantasLink
- [TQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytee.md) Trepell Airport · Australia · 676 km / 420 mi · Alliance Airlines
- [PHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytmo.md) The Monument Airport · Australia · 767 km / 477 mi · Alliance Airlines
- [ISA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybma.md) Mount Isa Airport · Australia · 777 km / 483 mi · QantasLink, Rex Airlines
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,112 km / 691 mi · QantasLink, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 1,691 km / 1,051 mi · QantasLink, Jetstar Airways
- [DRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypdn.md) Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin · Australia · 1,860 km / 1,156 mi · Airnorth
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 2,056 km / 1,278 mi · QantasLink, Jetstar Airways

### Cargo (5)

- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 285 km / 177 mi · Qantas Freight
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,112 km / 691 mi · Qantas Freight
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 1,691 km / 1,051 mi · Toll Global Express
- [HIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aggh.md) Honiara International Airport · Solomon Islands · 1,799 km / 1,118 mi · HeavyLift Cargo Airlines
- [DRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypdn.md) Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin · Australia · 1,860 km / 1,156 mi · HeavyLift Cargo Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (2)

- ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 7
- [Inland Pacific Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/inland-pacific-air)

### Passenger (7)

- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 8
- QQ [Alliance Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-airlines) · 3
- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 3
- TL [Airnorth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airnorth) · 1
- NC [National Jet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-jet-express) · 1
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1
- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- HN [HeavyLift Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/heavylift-cargo-airlines) · 2
- QF [Qantas Freight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-freight) · 2
- [Team Global Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/team-global-express) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.5M (2022) | #674 of 3,974 | #19 in Oceania | #11 in AU |
| Longest runway | 2,438 m / 7,999 ft | =2,781 of 29,858 | =57 in Oceania | =33 in AU |
| Elevation | 6 m / 18 ft | =41,596 of 43,403 | =2,053 in Oceania | =1,195 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 126.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.500 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.100 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 120.550 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| OPS | RAAF AIR OPS | 897.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [YLVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylvk.md) Lavarack (Military) Airport · 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
- [AU-0321](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0321.md) Bluewater park Airstrip · 29 km / 18 mi
- [AU-0298](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0298.md) Ace Aerodrome Starke Field · 37 km / 23 mi
- [YDOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydop.md) Donnington Airpark · 40 km / 25 mi
- [PMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypam.md) Palm Island Airport · 59 km / 36 mi
- [YBEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybeg.md) Bening Field Airport · 67 km / 41 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: “Townsville Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Townsville_Airport&oldid=1369949660), revision of 18 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/ybtl/data