Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport guide

Whitsunday Coast Airport is the mainland air gateway to the Whitsunday Islands and Airlie Beach. It sits at Gunyarra, on the Bruce Highway south of Proserpine, and is also known as Proserpine Airport. Its ICAO code is YBPN.

Construction began in 1950 and the airport opened on 3 November 1951. A terminal upgrade opened in December 2011. The airport has two runways. The main one, 11/29, is 2,073 m long and takes jet aircraft. The shorter 06/24 is 1,100 m.

Whitsunday Regional Council owns and runs the airport. It handles around 500,000 passengers a year, and demand peaks in school holidays and the dry season. In April 2023 it recorded a daily high of 2,355 passengers and a weekly total of 12,605. Direct flights run to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns. Most visitors continue by road to Airlie Beach, about 30 minutes away, or by transfer to the Shute Harbour Marine Terminal for island ferries and resort boats.

The terminal is open seven days a week, from two hours before the first departure until the last flight. It cannot accommodate overnight stays.