# Canberra Airport (CBR / YSCB) **Canberra Airport** (IATA: CBR, ICAO: YSCB) is a medium airport in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It opened on 7 May 1927. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,283 m (10,771 ft). In 2022 it handled 2.4 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/yscb ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CBR / YSCB - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Opened: 7 May 1927 - Elevation: 575 m / 1,886 ft - Coordinates: -35.3069, 149.1950 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,283 m / 10,771 ft - Passengers: 2,437,607 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+11/+10 · Australia/Sydney - Website: http://www.canberraairport.com.au - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra_Airport (31 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14300 - Weather station: YSCB · WMO 94926 - Ident: YSCB ## Timeline - 7 May 1927: Canberra Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17/35 | 3,283 m / 10,771 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | | 12/30 | 1,679 m / 5,509 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 3,208,225 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 3,065,893 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 2,956,448 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,811,822 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,805,306 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,909,564 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 3,105,775 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 3,248,065 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 3,238,112 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 908,990 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,024,019 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 2,437,607 | Wikidata | ## Routes 13 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 236 km / 147 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia - [NTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywlm.md) Newcastle Airport · Australia · 370 km / 230 mi · FlyPelican, Link Airways - [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 470 km / 292 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [LST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymlt.md) Launceston Airport · Australia · 715 km / 444 mi · Link Airways - [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 850 km / 528 mi · Link Airways - [OOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybcg.md) Gold Coast Airport · Australia · 892 km / 554 mi · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 956 km / 594 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways - [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 970 km / 603 mi · QantasLink, Virgin Australia - [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 3,085 km / 1,917 mi · Qantas Airways - [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 3,400 km / 2,113 mi · Fiji Airways - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 12,246 km / 7,609 mi · Qatar Airways ### Seasonal (3) - [CFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycfs.md) Coffs Harbour Airport · Australia · 664 km / 413 mi · Link Airways - [HBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymhb.md) Hobart International Airport · Australia · 850 km / 528 mi · QantasLink - [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 4,543 km / 2,823 mi · Virgin Australia ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CBR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (8) - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 6 - QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 5 - FC [Link Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/link-airways) · 4 - JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 3 - FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1 - FP [FlyPelican](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flypelican) · 1 - QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.4M (2022) | #522 of 3,974 | #15 in Oceania | #8 in AU | | Longest runway | 3,283 m / 10,771 ft | #748 of 29,858 | #15 in Oceania | #7 in AU | | Elevation | 575 m / 1,886 ft | =9,469 of 43,403 | =317 in Oceania | =72 in AU | | Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =7 in Oceania | #7 in AU | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP/DEP EAST | Approach/Departure EAST of R35 | 124.500 | | ATIS/VOR | ATIS AH | 116.700 | | APP/DEP WEST | Approach/Departure WEST of R35 (MELBOURNE CNTR) | 125.900 | | GCCD | GND CLNC DEL | 121.700 | | TWR/CTAF | TWR (CTAF AH) | 118.700 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.450 | ## Nearby airports - [GUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yglb.md) Goulburn Airport · 73 km / 46 mi - [TUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytmu.md) Tumut Aerodrome · 87 km / 54 mi - [MYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymry.md) Moruya Airport · 108 km / 67 mi - [OOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycom.md) Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport · 112 km / 70 mi - [NOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysnw.md) Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross · 129 km / 80 mi - [CMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yctm.md) Cootamundra Airport · 130 km / 81 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: “Canberra Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canberra_Airport&oldid=1373586295), revision of 6 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/yscb/data