# Caloundra Airport (CUD / YCDR)

**Caloundra Airport** (IATA: CUD, ICAO: YCDR) is a small airport in Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1931. It has 2 runways; the longest is 795 m (2,608 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CUD / YCDR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
- Opened: 1931 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 4 m / 12 ft
- Coordinates: -26.8034, 153.1050
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 795 m / 2,608 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caloundra_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5023890
- Weather station: YBSU
- Ident: YCDR

## Timeline

- 1931: Caloundra Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 795 m / 2,608 ft |  | Asphalt |  |  |
| 12/30 | 795 m / 2,608 ft |  | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 795 m / 2,608 ft | =19,555 of 29,858 | #1,699 in Oceania | #1,382 in AU |
| Elevation | 4 m / 12 ft | =42,227 of 43,403 | =2,122 in Oceania | =1,222 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =16 in Oceania | =12 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 125.850 |
| MISC | MISC | 119.600 |
| MISC | BRISBANE CNTR | 125.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0274](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0274.md) Landsborough Airport · 13 km / 8.0 mi
- [MCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybsu.md) Sunshine Coast Airport · 23 km / 15 mi
- [AU-0617](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0617.md) Donnybrook Airstrip · 24 km / 15 mi
- [AU-0253](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0253.md) Hazelton Private Airstrip · 28 km / 17 mi
- [YCAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycab.md) Caboolture Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [NSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynsh.md) Noosa Airport · 42 km / 26 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: “Caloundra Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caloundra_Airport&oldid=1363024474), 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/ycdr/data