Airports / Australia / BSJ
Bairnsdale Airport
YBNS / BSJBairnsdale, AustraliaELEV 165 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAAF Base East Sale (YMES) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Bairnsdale, Australia, Bairnsdale Airport (YBNS / BSJ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 165 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BSJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are RAAF Base East Sale (YMES, 24 nm), West Sale Airport (SXE, 31 nm), and Mount Hotham Airport (MHU, 52 nm).
Charter pricing from BSJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bairnsdale.
Field capability
ICAO
YBNS
IATA
BSJ
FAA / Local
YBNS
Elevation
165 ft
Coordinates
37.8875° S · 147.5694° 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
No
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 165 ft, BSJ sits lower than 61% 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.
- 24nmYMESRAAF Base East Sale
- 31nmSXEWest Sale AirportSale
- 52nmMHUMount Hotham AirportMount Hotham
- 55nmTGNLatrobe Valley AirportMorwell
- 103nmCYGCorryong Airport
- 107nmWGTWangaratta AirportLaceby
Location
Open the full mapYBNS · Bairnsdale Airport · Bairnsdale, Australia