Sunshine Coast Airport MCY / YBSU
Sunshine Coast (Marcoola), QLD · Australia · Sunshine Coast Airport Pty Ltd (Palisade Investment Partners, operating under a 99-year lease from owner Sunshine Coast Council since 9 February 2017, running to 2116)
1.7Mpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas
ICAO / IATAYBSU / MCY
OperatorSunshine Coast Airport Pty Ltd (Palisade Investment Partners, operating under a 99-year lease from owner Sunshine Coast Council since 9 February 2017, running to 2116)
Coordinates26.6033°S, 153.0917°E
Elevation15 ft · 4.6 m
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10, no DST)
Passengers / yr1,704,797 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas
Bonded—
AIP referenceYBSU — AIP Australia (Airservices Australia)
Operating hoursH24 for aircraft movements; ATC TWR HR 2100-0940 UTC daily (0700-1940 local), CTAF 124.4 outside TWR HR. Aircraft >5,700kg require prior AD OPR approval to operate 2300-0530 local; non-RPT GA/light jet/turbine acft require 48hr PN/PPR to park or transit.
TerminalsSingle-storey terminal, no aerobridges (walk to aircraft); customs, immigration and quarantine facilities added February 2012 for international ops; 4 baggage carousels, ~350-seat departure lounge; $170 million terminal redevelopment underway, with a new arrivals precinct nearing completion and a rebuilt baggage claim area already open as of August 2026.
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 2,450 m / 8,038 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt (grooved) · ILS RNP/RNAV (GNSS) approaches; no ILS
Airport contact
Queensland's principal regional airport and main gateway to the Sunshine Coast tourist region; its 2020-built runway (13/31, opened 14 June 2020, replacing the former 18/36 which was decommissioned and converted to taxiway) enabled widebody operations up to A330/787/777 size. Served domestically by Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar (Sydney, Melbourne; Jetstar also Adelaide and Cairns); international service includes Air New Zealand's seasonal Auckland flights and Jetstar's year-round Auckland service (Jetstar due to end Auckland flights in October 2026 citing fuel costs), plus Jetstar's new Denpasar-Singapore route launched March 2026 - the airport's first link to Asia.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Swissport International AG
Full passenger, ramp, marshalling and baggage handling for scheduled carriers at MCY; listed as one of three approved FBO/ground-handling operators on Sunshine Coast Airport's own "Handling Services and Facilities" page and in the official Australian AIP facility entry for YBSU (SWISSPORT - FBO, email •••, PH •••). Swissport's own MCY station page (swissport.com) shows Passenger Services, Ramp Handling and Executive Aviation as its three MCY service lines, with the customer service line staffed daily 0500-2000. · 0500-2000 daily (customer service line)
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Flight Options (Sunshine Coast Jet Centre / Universal Aircraft Services)
Aircraft servicing, marshalling and ground handling arranged through its FBO at MCY per the airport's own handling-services page; the AIP notes the airport operator itself does not provide marshalling, so this is delivered by the approved FBOs including Flight Options.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Machjet International
Dedicated ground handling and aircraft marshalling via its FBO, listed on Sunshine Coast Airport's own "Handling Services and Facilities" page and the AIP as one of three approved providers. · 24hr
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Viva Energy Australia
Into-plane Jet A-1 and Avgas supplier at Sunshine Coast Airport, confirmed on both the airport's own "Handling Services and Facilities" page and the official Australian AIP facility entry for YBSU, which states verbatim: Jet A-1 daily by 30 minutes' prior notice with after-hours surcharges, and Avgas available 24hr via an outdoor payment-terminal bowser (Carnet, Visa, Mastercard accepted). · Jet A-1 daily by 30 min prior notice; Avgas 24hr self-serve bowser
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available · 2 providers
Flight Options (Sunshine Coast Jet Centre / Universal Aircraft Services)
CASA-approved maintenance and servicing delivered through its Universal Aircraft Services division (a registered entity based in Mudjimba, adjacent to Sunshine Coast Airport), covering piston/turbine aircraft up to 5700kg and select aircraft over that weight; confirmed on flightoptions.com.au's aircraft-maintenance page.
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Machjet International
Company states its aircraft are "maintained in-house by their engineering team" at its Sunshine Coast hangar; no evidence found that this maintenance capability is offered to third-party/transient aircraft rather than being restricted to Machjet's own charter fleet.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Available
Flight Options (Sunshine Coast Jet Centre / Universal Aircraft Services)
Same Universal Aircraft Services hangar facility performs heavy maintenance, repairs, avionics upgrades, interior refurbishment, sheet-metal and composite work beyond transit-level checks; engineering team cited on the company's own site as having 100+ years combined experience.
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Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Unconfirmed
dnata Catering & Retail
dnata opened its first regional-Queensland flight-kitchen/retail facility at Sunshine Coast Airport in January 2023, built to supply now-defunct carrier Bonza. Per dnata's own December 2023 press release, the site had by then uplifted 250,000+ retail products and invested over A$1m in local Australian-sourced products (confirmed directly from dnata.com's media centre). Bonza ceased all operations in 2024, and current operating status of the facility for the airport's remaining carriers (Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Qantas, Air New Zealand) could not be confirmed; a 2025/2026 dnata release on its extended Jetstar partnership names dnata as operating at nine Australian airports without specifying whether Sunshine Coast is one of them.
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Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Available · 2 providers
Trident Services Australia
Contracted aviation security screening workforce (ASIC-cleared Aviation Protection Officers) actively recruited for a Sunshine Coast Airport base in Marcoola QLD (the airport's own suburb), confirmed via multiple live job postings (SimplyHired, Jobrapido, SEEK, Jooble) naming Sunshine Coast Airport/Marcoola specifically; company's own site confirms it provides security and screening services for airports generally. Screens checked baggage/cargo under the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.
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Sunshine Coast Airport Pty Ltd
Self-provided: the airport operator's own Airport Reporting Officer (ARO) coordinates airside access authorization, ASIC/security requirements and GA parking approval for visitors/operators; contact number confirmed verbatim ("ARO •••") in both the airport's own "Handling Services and Facilities" page and the official Australian AIP facility entry for YBSU.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 3 providers
Hertz
Car rental counter in the rental car centre at Sunshine Coast Airport terminal (confirmed "2-minute walk from the terminal" and phone number verbatim on the airport's own car-rental page).
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Avis
Car rental counter in the rental car centre at Sunshine Coast Airport terminal (confirmed phone number verbatim on the airport's own car-rental page).
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Budget
Car rental counter in the rental car centre at Sunshine Coast Airport terminal (confirmed phone number verbatim on the airport's own car-rental page).
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Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Flight Options (Sunshine Coast Jet Centre / Universal Aircraft Services)
Premium FBO ("Sunshine Coast Jet Centre") at MCY offering VIP fixed-base operations, marshalling, towing, hangarage and passenger amenities; listed on the airport's own "Handling Services and Facilities" page and confirmed in the official Australian AIP facility entry for YBSU as one of three approved FBO/ground-handling providers (FLIGHT OPTIONS - FBO PH ••• H24, email •••). · 24hr FBO desk via •••
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Machjet International
24-hour purpose-built FBO at Sunshine Coast Airport accommodating aircraft up to Code C (Global Express/Gulfstream); confirmed as one of three approved FBOs in the official Australian AIP facility entry for YBSU (MACHJET - FBO H24 DLY, PH ••• or •••, email •••). Became one of only four Australian FBOs admitted to the invitation-only Air Elite by World Fuel network in July 2026, independently reported by World Fuel/World Kinect and multiple aviation trade press. VIP lounge, boardroom and crew rest areas on site. · 24hr
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Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
Sunshine Coast Airport Motel
Real motel in Marcoola, confirmed by independent listings (booking.com, hotels.com, tohotel.com) as approximately 150m from the beach and a short drive from the MCY terminal; third-party listings confirm airport transfer services can be booked but do not corroborate a free service or specific 0700-1900 hours, and the motel's own domain resolves to an unconfigured placeholder page. No confirmed airline/crew layover contract found, so listed as the nearest accommodation candidate rather than a verified crew hotel.
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