# Hughenden Airport (HGD / YHUG)

**Hughenden Airport** (IATA: HGD, ICAO: YHUG) is a small airport in Hughenden, Queensland, Australia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,644 m (5,394 ft). It is operated by Shire of Flinders.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HGD / YHUG
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Shire of Flinders
- Serves: Hughenden, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 318 m / 1,043 ft
- Coordinates: -20.8150, 144.2250
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,644 m / 5,394 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Website: http://www.flinders.qld.gov.au/web/guest/aerodrome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughenden_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11824429
- Weather station: YHUG
- Ident: YHUG

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 1,644 m / 5,394 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |
| 06/24 | 930 m / 3,051 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Gravel | 066° / 246° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [RCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrmd.md) Richmond Airport · Australia · 116 km / 72 mi · Rex Airlines
- [JCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yjlc.md) Julia Creek Airport · Australia · 261 km / 162 mi · Rex Airlines
- [TSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybtl.md) Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · Australia · 317 km / 197 mi · Rex Airlines
- [ISA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybma.md) Mount Isa Airport · Australia · 493 km / 306 mi · Rex Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,644 m / 5,394 ft | =5,644 of 29,858 | =267 in Oceania | =188 in AU |
| Elevation | 318 m / 1,043 ft | =17,026 of 43,403 | =565 in Oceania | =262 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 119.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0487](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0487.md) Tangorin Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [AU-0773](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0773.md) Boonderoo Airstrip · 53 km / 33 mi
- [AU-0356](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0356.md) Dutton River Homestead airstrip · 56 km / 35 mi
- [AU-0772](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0772.md) Mount Sturgeon Airstrip · 76 km / 47 mi
- [YTCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytck.md) Torrens Creek Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [YRDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrds.md) Richmond Downs Airfield · 100 km / 62 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: “Hughenden Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hughenden_Airport&oldid=1363043508), 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/yhug/data