# Yam Island Airport (XMY / YYMI)

**Yam Island Airport** (IATA: XMY, ICAO: YYMI) is a small airport in Yam Island, Queensland, Australia. It has one runway, 710 m (2,329 ft) long. It is operated by Torres Strait Regional Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XMY / YYMI
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Serves: Yam Island, Queensland, Australia
- Elevation: 5 m / 15 ft
- Coordinates: -9.8992, 142.7743
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 710 m / 2,329 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Australia/Brisbane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yam_Island_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8047555
- Ident: YYMI

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 710 m / 2,329 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [SYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywbs.md) Warraber Island Airport · Australia · 35 km / 22 mi · Hinterland Aviation, SmartLynx Australia
- [CNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycct.md) Coconut Island Airport · Australia · 36 km / 22 mi · Hinterland Aviation, SmartLynx Australia
- [OKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yyki.md) Yorke Island Airport · Australia · 71 km / 44 mi · Hinterland Aviation, SmartLynx Australia
- [HID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhid.md) Horn Island Airport · Australia · 93 km / 58 mi · Hinterland Aviation, SmartLynx Australia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- OI [Hinterland Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hinterland-aviation) · 4
- 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 | 710 m / 2,329 ft | =22,003 of 29,858 | =1,770 in Oceania | =1,409 in AU |
| Elevation | 5 m / 15 ft | =41,887 of 43,403 | =2,077 in Oceania | =1,203 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.900 |
| MISC | MISC | 115.800 |
| MISC | MISC | 119.600 |
| MISC | MISC | 122.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [SYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywbs.md) Warraber Island Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [CNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ycct.md) Coconut Island Airport · 36 km / 23 mi
- [SBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysii.md) Saibai Island Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [UBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymaa.md) Mabuiag Island Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [KUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ykub.md) Kubin Island Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [OKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yyki.md) Yorke Island Airport · 71 km / 44 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: “Yam Island Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yam_Island_Airport&oldid=1363088251), 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/yymi/data