# Carnarvon Airport (CVQ / YCAR)

**Carnarvon Airport** (IATA: CVQ, ICAO: YCAR) is a medium airport in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,679 m (5,509 ft). It is operated by Shire of Carnarvon. In 2022 it handled 25 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CVQ / YCAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Shire of Carnarvon
- Serves: Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
- Elevation: 4 m / 13 ft
- Coordinates: -24.8843, 113.6664
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,679 m / 5,509 ft
- Passengers: 24,840 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnarvon_Airport_(Western_Australia) (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4215518
- Weather station: YCAR
- Ident: YCAR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,679 m / 5,509 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 043° / 223° | yes |
| 18/36 | 1,140 m / 3,740 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 360° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 28,558 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 25,587 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 27,368 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 23,349 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 21,519 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 19,489 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 20,571 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 20,215 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 22,299 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 14,224 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 22,011 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 24,840 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [MJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yshk.md) Shark Bay Airport · Australia · 113 km / 70 mi · Rex Airlines
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 816 km / 507 mi · National Jet Express, Rex Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 2
- NC [National Jet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-jet-express) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 25K (2022) | #2,363 of 3,974 | #119 in Oceania | #72 in AU |
| Longest runway | 1,679 m / 5,509 ft | =5,344 of 29,858 | #246 in Oceania | #171 in AU |
| Elevation | 4 m / 13 ft | =42,081 of 43,403 | =2,105 in Oceania | =1,218 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0759](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0759.md) Lake MacLeod Airstrip · 56 km / 35 mi
- [AU-0569](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0569.md) Manberry Station airstrip · 108 km / 67 mi
- [MJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yshk.md) Shark Bay Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [YGHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yghs.md) Gnaraloo Homestead Airfield · 119 km / 74 mi
- [YGAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygar.md) Gnaraloo Station Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [AU-0206](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0206.md) Minilya Airport · 125 km / 78 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: “Carnarvon Airport (Western Australia)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carnarvon_Airport_(Western_Australia)&oldid=1363025346), revision of 7 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/ycar/data