AviatDataMount Isa Airport ISA / YBMA
Mount Isa, Queensland · Australia · Mount Isa Airport Pty Ltd, wholly owned by Queensland Airports Limited (QAL acquired the airport from the Australian Federal Government in March 2005 privatisation)
239kpax · 2025
H24Jet A-1 · Avgas
ICAO / IATAYBMA / ISA
OperatorMount Isa Airport Pty Ltd, wholly owned by Queensland Airports Limited (QAL acquired the airport from the Australian Federal Government in March 2005 privatisation)
Coordinates20.6639°S, 139.4886°E
Elevation1,121 ft · 342 m
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10, no DST)
Passengers / yr239,424 (2025)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas
Bonded—
AIP referenceYBMA — AIP Australia ERSA (FAC YBMA, Queensland)
Operating hoursH24 (non-towered, unattended ATC; CTAF procedures apply — confirm exact frequency against current AIP ERSA, not independently verified); Security Controlled Airport requiring ASIC for unescorted airside access; PPR min. 2 clear business days notice (online Aircraft Parking form, info@isaairport.com.au) for non-RPT aircraft above 5,700kg MTOW, or light jet/turbine aircraft, requiring parking
TerminalsSingle integrated RPT/GA passenger terminal
Runways (1)
- 16/34 · 2,560 m / 8,399 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt (grooved); pavement classification not independently confirmed
Sole sealed runway (16/34, 2,560m grooved asphalt) handles Code C narrowbodies and heavy freight supporting Glencore's Mount Isa Mines FIFO traffic; non-towered CTAF operation with H24 fuel (Jet A-1 and Avgas). RFDS base airfield, one of nine Queensland Royal Flying Doctor Service bases, with dedicated apron/taxiway infrastructure for RFDS/LifeFlight operations. Outback wildlife hazard (birds, flying foxes) is a general seasonal consideration at this class of Queensland aerodrome, though the specific species and timing were not independently confirmed for this record. FY2024-25 traffic of 239,424 pax (BITRE) ranked it 29th nationally by passenger volume, well below its reported 2012-13 mining-boom peak of 263,665 (peak figure not independently re-verified).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Airside Logistics
24-hour fixed-base operator providing ground/ramp handling at Mount Isa Airport for RPT, military and private/corporate aircraft: marshalling, check-in, baggage/freight handling; per the company's own site (airsidelogistics.com.au) and FlightAware's YBMA business listing. · H24
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Menzies Aviation
Menzies lists Mount Isa (ISA) as a network station providing above- and below-wing ground services (menziesaviation.com/our-network/mount-isa-isa/); station-level phone not published, commercial enquiries routed via network email; SVP Ground Handling Oceania Mark Brinkworth named as ops contact.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
BP - Air Fuel Isa
Into-plane AVGAS 100LL and JET A1 supplier, H24, VHF 129.9, Carnet cardswipe bowser available; per ERSA/AIP Australia Mount Isa (YBMA) facility listing. Trading entity confirmed active on the ABN register (Air Fuel Isa Pty Ltd); exact hours/frequency not. · H24
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Viva Energy Australia (NQ Fuel Services)
Into-plane AVGAS and JET A1 agent for Viva Energy Australia; published hours Mon-Fri 0700-1900, Sat 0800-1200, Sun 0830-1900 local, after-hours available with 1hr notice (call-out fee applies); per ERSA/AIP Australia facility listing. Trading entity confirmed active on the ABN register (NQ Fuel Services Pty Ltd); exact hours not. · Mon-Fri 0700-1900, Sat 0800-1200, Sun 0830-1900
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Marker Aviation Services
Provides line maintenance alongside base maintenance from its Hangar 20 facility at YBMA; per company site. · 0800-1600
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Available
Marker Aviation Services
Family-owned aircraft maintenance & repair facility at Hangar 20, Mount Isa Airport, in operation 25+ years; scheduled/unscheduled maintenance on Cessna, Beechcraft, Pilatus, Piper and Daher types; per markeraviation.com.au, confirmed via own-site fetch and ABN register (Marker Aviation Services Pty Ltd, Mount Isa 4825). · 0800-1600
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
On request
Airside Logistics
Catering is named directly among the company's core FBO services (passenger services, catering, baggage and general aircraft ground handling) on its own site; no dedicated flight kitchen confirmed, so treated as arranged on request.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Airside Logistics
Trades as Airside Logistics Freight, a specialised airfreight/cargo handling agent at YBMA with its own FlightAware listing (•••): aircraft loading and unloading, freighter receipt/despatch, freight delivery; also lists general and time-sensitive freight plus warehousing on its own site.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Qantas Freight
Regional domestic freight terminal at 550 Barkly Highway, Mount Isa QLD 4825 (address independently corroborated as the same site listed by ground handler Airside Logistics); freight accepted 90-65 minutes before departure (90-75 minutes if terminal screening required), released 10-20 minutes after arrival; per freight.qantas.com Mount Isa terminal page.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Queensland Airports Limited (Mount Isa Airport)
Airport operator funds and runs the terminal security screening point (millimetre-wave body scanners, X-ray, explosive trace detection), upgraded via a $2.46m Federal Regional Airports Screening Infrastructure Program grant; day-to-day screening contractor not separately named in public sources, so recorded as self-provided by the airport operator pending confirmation. Contact email/phone confirmed exactly against mountisaairport.com.au's own contact page; operator confirmed as Queensland Airports Limited per the airport site's footer.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Available · 5 providers
Airside Logistics
Coordinates crew and passenger transfers / ground transport arrangements as part of its FBO service; per company site.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Avis
Car rental desk in the Mount Isa Airport terminal arrivals area with on-site pick-up/drop-off; phone confirmed directly against mountisaairport.com.au car-rentals page.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Budget
Car rental desk in the Mount Isa Airport terminal arrivals area with on-site pick-up/drop-off; phone confirmed directly against mountisaairport.com.au car-rentals page.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hertz
Car rental desk in the Mount Isa Airport terminal arrivals area with on-site pick-up/drop-off; phone confirmed directly against mountisaairport.com.au car-rentals page.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Thrifty
Car rental desk in the Mount Isa Airport terminal arrivals area with on-site pick-up/drop-off; phone confirmed directly against mountisaairport.com.au car-rentals page.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Available
Airside Logistics
Operates as Mount Isa Airport's FBO with a 24/7 operations desk (••• / •••, •••) serving commercial, military and private aircraft; per company site and FlightAware's YBMA business listing. · H24
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Not listed