# Lavarack (Military) Airport, Townsville, Australia

**Lavarack (Military) Airport** is a small airport in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Australian Army.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Australian Army
- Serves: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 3 m / 9 ft
- Coordinates: -19.3186, 146.7707
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavarack_Barracks (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886642
- Weather station: YBTL · WMO 94294
- Ident: YLVK

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 3 m / 9 ft | =42,649 of 43,403 | =2,189 in Oceania | =1,238 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 128.850 |
| MISC | MISC | 112.600 |
| MISC | MISC | 120.600 |
| MISC | MISC | 126.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [TSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybtl.md) Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
- [AU-0298](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0298.md) Ace Aerodrome Starke Field · 30 km / 18 mi
- [YDOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydop.md) Donnington Airpark · 32 km / 20 mi
- [AU-0321](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0321.md) Bluewater park Airstrip · 32 km / 20 mi
- [YBEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybeg.md) Bening Field Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [PMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypam.md) Palm Island Airport · 66 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)
- [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/ylvk/data