Airports / Australia / MKY
Mackay Airport
YBMK / MKYMackay, AustraliaELEV 19 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
50 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hamilton Island Airport (HTI).
Overview
Mackay Airport (YBMK / MKY) sits in Mackay, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 19 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MKY as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hamilton Island Airport (HTI, 50 nm), Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP, 54 nm), and Moranbah Airport (MOV, 82 nm).
Trip costs from MKY 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 MKY to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YBMK
IATA
MKY
FAA / Local
YBMK
Elevation
19 ft
Coordinates
21.1708° S · 149.1826° 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 19 ft, MKY sits lower than 93% 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.
- 50nmHTIHamilton Island AirportHamilton Island
- 54nmPPPProserpine Whitsunday Coast AirportProserpine
- 82nmMOVMoranbah AirportMoranbah
- 98nmDYADysart Airport
- 130nmCMQClermont Airport
- 148nmBLTBlackwater Airport
Location
Open the full mapYBMK · Mackay Airport · Mackay, Australia