# Richmond Airport (RCM / YRMD)

**Richmond Airport** (IATA: RCM, ICAO: YRMD) is a small airport in Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 1,524 m (5,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Shire of Richmond.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RCM / YRMD
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Shire of Richmond
- Serves: Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 206 m / 676 ft
- Coordinates: -20.7019, 143.1150
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,524 m / 5,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Airport_(Queensland) (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7330761
- Weather station: YRMD · WMO 94341
- Ident: YRMD

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 098° / 278° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [HGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhug.md) Hughenden Airport · Australia · 116 km / 72 mi · Rex Airlines
- [JCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yjlc.md) Julia Creek Airport · Australia · 145 km / 90 mi · Rex Airlines
- [ISA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybma.md) Mount Isa Airport · Australia · 377 km / 234 mi · Rex Airlines
- [TSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybtl.md) Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · Australia · 414 km / 257 mi · Rex Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- ZL [Rex Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rex-airlines) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | =6,591 of 29,858 | =353 in Oceania | =261 in AU |
| Elevation | 206 m / 676 ft | =23,862 of 43,403 | #776 in Oceania | #440 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 | 123.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [YSVH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysvh.md) Silver Hills Airport · 12 km / 7.5 mi
- [YRDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrds.md) Richmond Downs Airfield · 24 km / 15 mi
- [AU-0509](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0509.md) Burleigh Homestead Airstrip · 49 km / 30 mi
- [AU-0508](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0508.md) Burleigh North Airstrip · 72 km / 45 mi
- [YGDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygdv.md) Galdeville Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [AU-0356](https://dromopedia.com/airports/au-0356.md) Dutton River Homestead airstrip · 94 km / 59 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: “Richmond Airport (Queensland)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richmond_Airport_(Queensland)&oldid=1363074798), 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/yrmd/data