# Moranbah Airport (MOV / YMRB)

**Moranbah Airport** (IATA: MOV, ICAO: YMRB) is a medium airport in Moranbah, Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 1,524 m (5,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by BHP Group. In 2022 it handled 98 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MOV / YMRB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: BHP Group
- Serves: Moranbah, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 235 m / 770 ft
- Coordinates: -22.0578, 148.0770
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,524 m / 5,000 ft
- Passengers: 98,006 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moranbah_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3612569
- Ident: YMRB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 171° / 351° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 79,014 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 133,885 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 174,892 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 174,124 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 138,813 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 117,480 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 115,373 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 103,738 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 109,824 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 47,457 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 80,490 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 98,006 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [CNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcs.md) Cairns International Airport · Australia · 625 km / 388 mi · QantasLink, SmartLynx Australia
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 781 km / 485 mi · QantasLink, Alliance Airlines

### Charter (1)

- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 781 km / 485 mi · National Jet Express

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 2
- QQ [Alliance Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-airlines) · 1
- NC [National Jet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-jet-express) · 1 · charter
- Q6 [SmartLynx Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartlynx-australia) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 98K (2022) | #1,827 of 3,974 | #76 in Oceania | #44 in AU |
| Longest runway | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | =6,591 of 29,858 | =353 in Oceania | =261 in AU |
| Elevation | 235 m / 770 ft | =22,009 of 43,403 | #709 in Oceania | #384 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | BRISBANE CNTR | 128.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [YADE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yade.md) Annandale Airstrip · 25 km / 15 mi
- [AU-0304](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0304.md) Coppabella Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [YWWH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywwh.md) Wentford Homestead · 37 km / 23 mi
- [YIFF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yiff.md) Iffley HS Airstrip · 42 km / 26 mi
- [YBUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybua.md) Bundarra Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [DYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydys.md) Dysart Airport · 69 km / 43 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Moranbah Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moranbah_Airport&oldid=1363060597), 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/ymrb/data