# Warraber Island Airport (SYU / YWBS)

**Warraber Island Airport** (IATA: SYU, ICAO: YWBS) is a small airport in Sue Islet, Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 720 m (2,362 ft) long. It is operated by Torres Strait Regional Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SYU / YWBS
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Serves: Sue Islet, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 1 m / 3 ft
- Coordinates: -10.2083, 142.8250
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 720 m / 2,362 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warraber_Island_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7969913
- Ident: YWBS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 720 m / 2,362 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [CNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycct.md) Coconut Island Airport · Australia · 32 km / 20 mi · SmartLynx Australia
- [XMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yymi.md) Yam Island Airport · Australia · 35 km / 22 mi · SmartLynx Australia
- [HID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhid.md) Horn Island Airport · Australia · 72 km / 45 mi · SmartLynx Australia
- [SBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysii.md) Saibai Island Airport · Australia · 95 km / 59 mi · SmartLynx Australia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- Q6 [SmartLynx Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartlynx-australia) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 720 m / 2,362 ft | =21,880 of 29,858 | =1,764 in Oceania | =1,406 in AU |
| Elevation | 1 m / 3 ft | =43,171 of 43,403 | =2,303 in Oceania | =1,264 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.300 |
| MISC | MISC | 125.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [CNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycct.md) Coconut Island Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [XMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yymi.md) Yam Island Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [KUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykub.md) Kubin Island Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [BDD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybau.md) Badu Island Airport · 72 km / 44 mi
- [HID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhid.md) Horn Island Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [UBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymaa.md) Mabuiag Island Airport · 75 km / 46 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: “Warraber Island Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warraber_Island_Airport&oldid=1366067881), revision of 26 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/ywbs/data