Airports / Australia / BHQ
Broken Hill Airport
YBHI / BHQBroken Hill, AustraliaELEV 958 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
137 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mildura Airport (MQL).
Overview
Located in Broken Hill, Australia, Broken Hill Airport (YBHI / BHQ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 958 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BHQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Mildura Airport (MQL, 137 nm), Renmark Airport (RMK, 138 nm), and Tibooburra Airport (TYB, 156 nm).
Charter pricing from BHQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Broken Hill.
Field capability
ICAO
YBHI
IATA
BHQ
FAA / Local
YBHI
Elevation
958 ft
Coordinates
32.0014° S · 141.4720° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 958 ft, BHQ sits higher than 78% of the 191 Australia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 137nmMQLMildura AirportMildura
- 138nmRMKRenmark Airport
- 156nmTYBTibooburra Airport
- 178nmLGHLeigh Creek Airport
- 190nmBZDBalranald Airport
- 191nmPPIPort Pirie Airport
Location
Open the full mapYBHI · Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia