# Mildura Airport (MQL / YMIA)

**Mildura Airport** (IATA: MQL, ICAO: YMIA) is a medium airport in Mildura, Victoria, Australia. It opened in 1923. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,830 m (6,004 ft). In 2022 it handled 168 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MQL / YMIA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mildura, Victoria, Australia
- Opened: 1923
- Elevation: 51 m / 167 ft
- Coordinates: -34.2292, 142.0860
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,830 m / 6,004 ft
- Passengers: 167,622 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Melbourne
- Website: https://milduraairport.com.au/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildura_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3566390
- Weather station: YMIA
- Ident: YMIA

## Timeline

- 1923: Mildura Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,830 m / 6,004 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 102° / 282° | yes |
| 18/36 | 1,139 m / 3,737 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 186° / 006° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 199,009 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 210,111 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 217,980 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 214,071 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 213,501 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 221,800 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 227,522 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 241,576 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 241,056 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 61,462 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 72,110 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 167,622 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 456 km / 283 mi · QantasLink, Rex Airlines
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 838 km / 521 mi · QantasLink

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 2
- ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 168K (2022) | #1,618 of 3,974 | #61 in Oceania | #35 in AU |
| Longest runway | 1,830 m / 6,004 ft | =4,542 of 29,858 | =170 in Oceania | =111 in AU |
| Elevation | 51 m / 167 ft | =34,783 of 43,403 | =1,375 in Oceania | #854 in AU |
| Age | Opened 1923 | =216 of 15,079 | #6 in Oceania | #6 in AU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.800 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [AU-0767](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0767.md) Mildura (Sunraysia Gliding Club) Airfield · 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
- [AU-0394](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0394.md) Trentham Cliffs airstrip · 17 km / 10 mi
- [YWTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywto.md) Wentworth Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [AU-0762](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0762.md) Rongold Station Airstrip · 39 km / 25 mi
- [AU-0265](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0265.md) Cullulleraine airstrip private · 43 km / 27 mi
- [AU-0393](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0393.md) Murray-Sunset Airport · 61 km / 38 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: “Mildura Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mildura_Airport&oldid=1375455042), revision of 17 Sep 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/ymia/data