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Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
YBNA / BNKBallina, AustraliaELEV 7 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lismore Airport (LSY) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (YBNA / BNK) is a mid-sized airport serving Ballina, Australia. The airport sits 7 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 BNK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lismore Airport (LSY, 16 nm), Gold Coast Airport (OOL, 40 nm), and Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN, 62 nm).
Charter pricing from BNK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ballina.
Field capability
ICAO
YBNA
IATA
BNK
FAA / Local
YBNA
Elevation
7 ft
Coordinates
28.8332° S · 153.5615° 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 7 ft, BNK sits lower than 99% 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.
- 16nmLSYLismore AirportLismore
- 40nmOOLGold Coast AirportGold Coast
- 62nmGFNClarence Valley Regional AirportGrafton
- 85nmYAMBRAAF Base Amberley
- 90nmBNEBrisbane International AirportBrisbane
- 92nmCFSCoffs Harbour AirportCoffs Harbour
Location
Open the full mapYBNA · Ballina Byron Gateway Airport · Ballina, Australia