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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd | ||||||||||
| Location | Mackay, Queensland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°10′15″S 149°10′57″E / 21.17083°S 149.18250°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.mackayairport.com.au | ||||||||||
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Mackay Airport (IATA: MKY, ICAO: YBMK) located in South Mackay, Queensland, Australia is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Mackay, with flights to the cities of Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville, Hamilton Island, Cairns, Sunshine Coast and Melbourne . In the year ending 30 June 2012,[1] the airport handled 969,900 passengers making it the 14th busiest airport in Australia.[3]
The airport attracts a diverse range of carriers to service the travel needs of the business, commercial, industrial, leisure and visiting friends and relatives sectors.
Mackay is a thriving mining, agricultural, industrial and regional business centre that also supports a growing tourism industry and is a gateway to the Whitsunday coast and islands.
- ^ a b Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
- ^ YBMK – Mackay (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2010–11". Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics. May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"