Gladstone Airport Guide
Gladstone Airport (ICAO YGLA) sits in the suburb of Clinton, about 10 km from the centre of Gladstone on Queensland's central coast. It is the main gateway for the Gladstone region, an industrial and port area, and handles regular public transport flights, charters and general aviation. The aerodrome is 18 m above sea level.
A single asphalt runway, 10/28, measures 1,920 m in length. The Gladstone-Calliope Aerodrome Board was dissolved on 15 March 2007 and the council took control. Since 1 July 2012 the airport has been run by Gladstone Airport Corporation, a company wholly owned by the Gladstone Regional Council and overseen by a board of non-executive directors.
Two airlines fly scheduled services, QantasLink and Virgin Australia, both to Brisbane. Passenger numbers fell from 443,730 in 2014-15 to 128,880 in 2020-21, then recovered to 240,229 in 2023-24. The terminal has a cafe, ten28, with a coffee van outside the arrivals area and a restaurant in the departure lounge.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 222K passengers (2025)1 runwayopened 1955
- Location
- -23.870, 151.225
- Operator
- Gladstone Airport Corporation (wholly owned by Gladstone Regional Council)
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalGladstone Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Passenger terminal, handling domestic flights for around 2 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Passenger terminalDomestic
QantasLink, Virgin Australia
Nearby cities
1 cityGladstone Airport is closest to Gladstone (10 km northeast). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Gladstone10 km northeast
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