# Hobart International Airport (HBA / YMHB) **Hobart International Airport** (IATA: HBA, ICAO: YMHB) is a large airport in Hobart (Cambridge), Tasmania, Australia. It opened in 1956. It has one runway, 2,727 m (8,947 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 2.3 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: HBA / YMHB - Type: Large airport - Serves: Hobart (Cambridge), Tasmania, Australia - Opened: 1956 - Elevation: 4 m / 13 ft - Coordinates: -42.8370, 147.5130 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,727 m / 8,947 ft - Passengers: 2,303,538 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Hobart - Website: https://hobartairport.com.au/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Airport (28 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15498 - Weather station: YMHB · WMO 94975 - Ident: YMHB ## Timeline - 1956: Hobart International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 2,727 m / 8,947 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,844,681 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,919,026 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 2,091,706 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,127,981 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,238,432 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,378,137 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,510,343 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,676,628 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 2,781,739 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 879,663 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,265,769 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,303,538 | Wikidata | ## Routes 10 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 618 km / 384 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 850 km / 528 mi · Link Airways - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 1,039 km / 646 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 1,171 km / 728 mi · Jetstar Airways - [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 1,718 km / 1,068 mi · Jetstar Airways - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,791 km / 1,113 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 3,016 km / 1,874 mi · Virgin Australia ### Seasonal (5) - [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 850 km / 528 mi · QantasLink - [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 1,171 km / 728 mi · Virgin Australia - [NTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywlm.md) Newcastle Airport · Australia · 1,179 km / 733 mi · Jetstar Airways - [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 2,402 km / 1,493 mi · Air New Zealand - [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 3,016 km / 1,874 mi · QantasLink ### Cargo (2) - [LST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymlt.md) Launceston Airport · Australia · 146 km / 91 mi · Qantas Freight - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 618 km / 384 mi · Qantas Freight ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HBA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - SND [Skytraders](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skytraders) ### Passenger (6) - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 6 - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 5 - QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 3 - QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 2 · seasonal - NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 1 · seasonal - FC [Link Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/link-airways) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - QF [Qantas Freight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-freight) · 2 Former hub of [Tasair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tasair). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.3M (2022) | #535 of 3,974 | #16 in Oceania | #9 in AU | | Longest runway | 2,727 m / 8,947 ft | #1,867 of 29,858 | #36 in Oceania | #20 in AU | | Elevation | 4 m / 13 ft | =42,081 of 43,403 | =2,105 in Oceania | =1,218 in AU | | Age | Opened 1956 | =4,178 of 15,079 | =91 in Oceania | =42 in AU | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 112.700 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.100 | | FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 125.550 | | TWR | TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [YCBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycbg.md) Cambridge Aerodrome · 3.0 km / 1.9 mi - [YSFY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysfy.md) Sandfly Airport · 30 km / 18 mi - [YLAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ylag.md) Lagoon Bay Airport · 36 km / 23 mi - [YBYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybyi.md) Bruny Island Airport · 45 km / 28 mi - [YTUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytua.md) Triabunna Airport · 48 km / 30 mi - [YJCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yjco.md) Jericho Airport · 54 km / 34 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: “Hobart Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hobart_Airport&oldid=1367761786), revision of 5 Aug 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/ymhb/data