# Launceston Airport (LST / YMLT) **Launceston Airport** (IATA: LST, ICAO: YMLT) is a medium airport in Launceston (Western Junction), Tasmania, Australia. It opened in 1935. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,981 m (6,499 ft). It is operated by Australia Pacific Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 1.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymlt ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LST / YMLT - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Australia Pacific Airports Corporation - Serves: Launceston (Western Junction), Tasmania, Australia - Opened: 1935 - Elevation: 171 m / 562 ft - Coordinates: -41.5449, 147.2108 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 1,981 m / 6,499 ft - Passengers: 1,165,814 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Hobart - Website: http://www.launcestonairport.com.au - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launceston_Airport (13 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15520 - Weather station: YMLT · WMO 94968 - Ident: YMLT ## Timeline - 1935: Launceston Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14R/32L | 1,981 m / 6,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 146° / 326° | yes | | 14L/32R | 700 m / 2,297 ft | 18 m / 60 ft | Grass | 147° / 327° | | | 18/36 | 690 m / 2,264 ft | 18 m / 60 ft | Grass | 196° / 016° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,125,614 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,172,273 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,257,145 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,289,182 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,286,408 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,331,025 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,341,222 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,381,741 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,395,304 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 452,437 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 622,454 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 1,165,814 | Wikidata | ## Routes 8 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [BWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywyy.md) Wynyard Airport · Australia · 138 km / 86 mi · Sharp Airlines - [FLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yfli.md) Flinders Island Airport · Australia · 174 km / 108 mi · Sharp Airlines - [KNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykii.md) King Island Airport · Australia · 337 km / 209 mi · Sharp Airlines - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 476 km / 296 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [CBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb.md) Canberra Airport · Australia · 715 km / 444 mi · Link Airways - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 914 km / 568 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,664 km / 1,034 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways ### Seasonal (2) - [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 1,054 km / 655 mi · Virgin Australia - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,664 km / 1,034 mi · QantasLink ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LST, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - FO [Airlines of Tasmania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlines-of-tasmania) ### Passenger (5) - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 4 - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 3 - QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 3 - SH [Sharp Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sharp-airlines) · 3 - FC [Link Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/link-airways) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.2M (2022) | #761 of 3,974 | #24 in Oceania | #14 in AU | | Longest runway | 1,981 m / 6,499 ft | =4,119 of 29,858 | =137 in Oceania | =85 in AU | | Elevation | 171 m / 562 ft | =26,024 of 43,403 | =869 in Oceania | =513 in AU | | Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =22 in Oceania | =17 in AU | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =22 in Oceania | =9 in AU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 112.600 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.700 | | FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 126.500 | | TWR | TWR | 118.700 | ## Nearby airports - [DPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydpo.md) Devonport Airport · 77 km / 48 mi - [BWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywyy.md) Wynyard Airport · 138 km / 86 mi - [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · 146 km / 91 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: “Launceston Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Launceston_Airport&oldid=1376465575), revision of 24 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/ymlt/data