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Mount Isa Airport
YBMA / ISAMount Isa, AustraliaELEV 1,121 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cloncurry Airport (CNJ).
Overview
Mount Isa Airport, listed as YBMA / ISA, is a mid-sized airport in Mount Isa, Australia. Field elevation is 1,121 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ISA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cloncurry Airport (CNJ, 57 nm), Boulia Airport (BQL, 137 nm), and Normanton Airport (NTN, 200 nm).
Trip costs from ISA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ISA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YBMA
IATA
ISA
FAA / Local
YBMA
Elevation
1,121 ft
Coordinates
20.6664° S · 139.4885° 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 1,121 ft, ISA sits higher than 83% 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.
- 57nmCNJCloncurry AirportCloncurry
- 137nmBQLBoulia Airport
- 200nmNTNNormanton AirportNormanton
- 221nmBEUBedourie AirportBedourie
- 225nmWINWinton Airport
- 305nmTCATennant Creek AirportTennant Creek
Location
Open the full mapYBMA · Mount Isa Airport · Mount Isa, Australia