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Mackay Airport MKY / YBMK

Mackay, Queensland · Australia · Mackay Airport Pty Ltd, operating under North Queensland Airports (also operator of Cairns Airport); as of August 2025, wholly owned (100%) by JPMorgan Asset Management after buying out its remaining partners, superseding the prior consortium of IIF Cairns Mackay Investment Ltd (JPMorgan-advised, 66%), The Infrastructure Fund (27%) and Perron Investments (7%) that had held North Queensland Airports since 2018
902kpax · 2024-25
H24Jet A-1 · AVGAS
ICAO / IATAYBMK / MKY
OperatorMackay Airport Pty Ltd, operating under North Queensland Airports (also operator of Cairns Airport); as of August 2025, wholly owned (100%) by JPMorgan Asset Management after buying out its remaining partners, superseding the prior consortium of IIF Cairns Mackay Investment Ltd (JPMorgan-advised, 66%), The Infrastructure Fund (27%) and Perron Investments (7%) that had held North Queensland Airports since 2018
Coordinates21.1714°S, 149.1797°E
Elevation19 ft · 6 m
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10, no DST)
Passengers / yr902,355 (2024-25)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · AVGAS
Bonded
AIP referenceYBMK — AIP Australia (Airservices ERSA)
Operating hoursH24 aerodrome (CTAF 124.5 outside TWR hours); TWR/APP HR Mon-Fri 0620-2020 local, Sat-Sun 0620-1930 local; Security Controlled Airport, ASIC required airside; non-RPT apron parking requires 48hr PN from Airport Management
Terminals1 (single integrated domestic terminal)
Runways (1)
  • 14/32 · 1,981 m / 6,499 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt (grooved)
Primary air gateway to Mackay, the Whitsundays and the Bowen Basin coal-mining region, with a single non-ILS runway (14/32, 1981m; the former cross runway 05/23 was closed and converted to a taxiway in 2016) served by Qantas, QantasLink, Jetstar and Virgin Australia on trunk domestic routes to Brisbane, Townsville, Rockhampton and Cairns; significant charter/FIFO mining traffic and no international, customs or immigration facilities.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available
Swissport International AG
Passenger services and ramp handling at Mackay Airport, listed as the two service lines on Swissport's own MKY station page (swissport.com, Australia network entry); the specific airline client(s) served are not named on the page.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available
Viva Energy Australia (NQ Fuels Pty Ltd)
Into-plane Jet A-1 supplied 0500-1800 local (after-hours available on 1-hour prior notice plus call-out fee) and a 24-hour self-service Avgas 100LL bowser at Mackay (YBMK); Viva Fuel2Sky card plus Visa/Mastercard accepted. Confirmed verbatim against the current AIP En Route Supplement Australia facilities entry (FAC YBMK, effective 09 Jul 2026): Avgas is not available for aircraft wishing to refuel on the Western GA apron (Taxiway J/Taxiway H) there; Jet A-1 (AVTUR) on that apron only by prior arrangement with the Viva refuelling agent. · Jet A-••• local (after-hours on 1hr notice, call-out fee); Avgas bowser 24hr
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Available
Chrisair Aircraft Maintenance Pty Ltd
Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for piston and turbine fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft up to 5,700kg MTOW, including flying out to remote-location/AOG jobs across Central, Western and Northern Queensland, based in a hangar at the Mackay Airport GA precinct (Casey Avenue, Old Airport Mackay); holds a CASA Certificate of Approval, per chrisair.com.au. · Mon-Fri 07:30-16:30 (corrected from 08:00-17:00; after-hours contact •••)
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Available
Chrisair Aircraft Maintenance Pty Ltd
Hangar-based structural and component repair/overhaul, avionics inspections and installs, interior/exterior refurbishment including major sheet-metal work, and spray-painting/full repaints for GA aircraft at the Mackay hangar, per chrisair.com.au. · Mon-Fri 07:30-16:30 (corrected from 08:00-17:00)
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Not listed
Aircraft cleaning Not listed
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Available · 2 providers
Swissport International AG
Handling agent for the Qantas Freight regional terminal at MKY, per Qantas Freight's own Mackay (MKY) terminal page (freight.qantas.com). Special conditions there restrict lodgement to dry ice only among dangerous goods (no other DG accepted) and to retail pre-paid and account customers, with all freight from this port required to be pre-screened. Station contact •••, ••• (corrected from the general enquiries number; the Qantas Freight page lists this as the port-specific line, not •••). · Screening: Mon-Fri 05:30-12:00 & 14:00-19:30, Sat 05:15-16:30, Sun 11:00-19:00; public holidays 06:30-16:30; closed Christmas Day
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Virgin Australia Cargo (Mackay)
Virgin Australia's freight desk at Building 11, Roy Steen Street, Mackay Airport. Corrected from 'self-handled': Virgin Australia's own cargo-network page headers this location 'Virgin Australia Cargo Partner - Oceania', the same partner-station template it uses for third-party-handled ports (e.g. Brisbane is headered 'Virgin Australia Cargo Partner - Airway', handled by Airway Logistics), so the @virginaustralia.com contact address does not by itself indicate Virgin's own staff run the desk. Lodgement opens 150 minutes before departure and closes 90 minutes after arrival, Monday-Friday, with limited Saturday flights and closed Sunday. No cool-room storage; DG accepted inbound only. Confirmed via Virgin Australia's own Mackay cargo-network page. · Mon-Fri (limited Sat, closed Sun); lodgement 150min pre-departure to 90min post-arrival
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Unconfirmed
Trident Services Australia Pty Ltd
Trident is a genuine ASIC-cleared aviation security provider (baggage/cargo screening, airfield/perimeter and landside security, gate/secondary screening) per its own aviation-and-maritime-security page, and email/head-office phone were confirmed directly on tridentservices.com.au (phone corrected from •••, which does not appear on the site, to the published head-office number •••). However, its specific presence AT Mackay Airport could not be independently confirmed -- the cited north-Queensland coastal screening contract (Proserpine/Cairns/Mackay since 2018) and Mackay-based job listings were not reachable to verify (search engines and job boards were blocked). Keep listed as a genuine operator with a plausible regional fit; treat the MKY-specific claim as unconfirmed pending a source that names Mackay directly.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Available · 6 providers
Mackay Whitsunday Taxis
Taxi rank at the terminal kerb, with a metered fare plus a $3.50 airport pickup toll; regional coverage from Sarina to Airlie Beach. Local line 13 10 08, or ••• from outside the Mackay/Whitsunday region; confirmed via Mackay Airport's own taxis page.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Avis Mackay Airport Car & Truck Rental
Car and truck rental desk in the terminal Arrivals Hall at Mackay Airport, confirmed via Mackay Airport's own car-hire page.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Budget Car & Truck Rental Mackay Airport
Car and truck rental desk in the terminal Arrivals Hall at Mackay Airport, confirmed via Mackay Airport's own car-hire page.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Europcar Mackay Airport
Car rental desk in the terminal Arrivals Hall at Mackay Airport, confirmed via Mackay Airport's own car-hire page.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hertz / Thrifty / Dollar Mackay Airport
Shared car-rental desk in the terminal Arrivals Hall covering the Hertz, Thrifty and Dollar brands at Mackay Airport, confirmed via Mackay Airport's own car-hire page.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Sixt Car Rental Mackay Airport
Car rental desk in the terminal Arrivals Hall at Mackay Airport, confirmed via Mackay Airport's own car-hire page.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support On request · 2 providers
Swissport International AG
Executive Aviation desk coordinates charter/VIP ground-handling arrangements for MKY; regional Executive Aviation contact •••, •••, per Swissport's own MKY network page.
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On request
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Universal Aviation (Universal Weather and Aviation)
Business-aviation trip support at MKY (YBMK), listed by Universal Aviation as an 'Additional Supervisory Location' it can support out of its Sydney (YSSY) office rather than a fixed on-site MKY facility: on-airport supervision, permit coordination, ramp access and ground transportation arrangements. Sydney office General Manager Derek O'Reilly, phone/AOG •••, per universalaviation.aero's Australia network and Sydney location pages (both figures confirmed directly against the site).
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On request
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Available
ibis Mackay
On-airport Accor hotel connected to the terminal by a covered walkway (about a 4-minute walk to the gate), confirmed via Mackay Airport's own site; positioned for business/corporate travellers, which fits airline crew layover use given its direct airside proximity, though no specific airline crew contract is stated on either site.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source