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Mackay Airport

IATA MKYICAO YBMKMedium airport

Mackay Airport is a medium airport near Mackay in Queensland, Australia. It is listed as IATA MKY and ICAO YBMK. The airport is located at -21.1708° / 149.1826° at an elevation of 6 m (19 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,981 m. The nearest airport is Mackay Base Hospital Helipad, 4.1 km (3 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Mackay Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Mackay Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`MKY`
ICAO code	`YBMK`
Identifier	`YBMK`
Type	Medium airport
City	Mackay
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-21.17082, 149.18259
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	21° 10′ 14.94″ S 149° 10′ 57.32″ E
Elevation	6 m (19 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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