Mount Isa Airport Guide
Mount Isa Airport serves the mining city of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. Its ICAO code is YBMA. The airfield lies on the north side of the city and sits at an elevation of 342 m.
The airport has one asphalt runway, 16/34, 2,560 m long and 45 m wide. Queensland Airports has owned it since 2005, and Mount Isa Airport Pty Ltd operates it. In 2024-25 it handled 239,424 revenue passengers and about 5,200 aircraft movements. Passenger numbers peaked at 263,665 in 2012-13.
Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin Australia and Rex fly scheduled services, mainly to Brisbane. QantasLink also links Mount Isa with Cloncurry and Townsville, and Rex runs a network of regional routes across Queensland's outback. Alliance Airlines operates charter flights to the Phosphate Hill mine.
The terminal has check-in counters for baggage drop, free Wi-Fi and the Cloverleaf cafe. It has no ATM, and smoking is allowed only in designated outdoor areas. Short-term and long-term car parks, taxis and car rental desks serve the terminal.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 239K passengers (2025)1 runway
- Location
- -20.666, 139.488
- Operator
- Queensland Airports Limited
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalMount Isa Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Mount Isa Airport Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 5 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.
- Mount Isa Airport TerminalDomestic
Qantas, QantasLink, Virgin Australia, Rex, Alliance Airlines
Nearby cities
1 cityMount Isa Airport is closest to Mount Isa (7 km south). 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.
- Mount Isa7 km south
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