# Hervey Bay Airport (HVB / YHBA)

**Hervey Bay Airport** (IATA: HVB, ICAO: YHBA) is a medium airport in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1963. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,561 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Fraser Coast Region. In 2022 it handled 125 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HVB / YHBA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Fraser Coast Region
- Serves: Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
- Opened: 1963 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 18 m / 60 ft
- Coordinates: -25.3201, 152.8807
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,561 ft
- Passengers: 124,995 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Website: http://herveybayairport.com.au/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hervey_Bay_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274335
- Weather station: YHBA
- Ident: YHBA

## Timeline

- 1963: Hervey Bay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 119° / 299° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 149,368 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 151,189 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 150,371 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 158,033 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 163,540 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 170,052 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 173,380 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 163,570 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 166,839 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 42,410 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 51,100 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 124,995 | 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 · 231 km / 144 mi · QantasLink
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 973 km / 605 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 1,569 km / 975 mi · Jetstar Airways

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 2
- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 125K (2022) | #1,735 of 3,974 | #70 in Oceania | #40 in AU |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | =3,972 of 29,858 | =125 in Oceania | =75 in AU |
| Elevation | 18 m / 60 ft | =38,677 of 43,403 | =1,717 in Oceania | =1,044 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =103 in Oceania | =47 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.550 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 124.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [MBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymyb.md) Maryborough Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [YPAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypac.md) Pacific Haven Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [AU-0094](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0094.md) Toby's Gap Airstrip · 35 km / 22 mi
- [YAQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yaqa.md) Aquila Airfield · 39 km / 24 mi
- [YCDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycds.md) Childers Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [OKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yorc.md) Orchid Beach Airport · 59 km / 37 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: “Hervey Bay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hervey_Bay_Airport&oldid=1362109911), revision of 2 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/yhba/data