Airports / Australia / PPP
Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport
YBPN / PPPProserpine, AustraliaELEV 82 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hamilton Island Airport (HTI).
Overview
Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport, listed as YBPN / PPP, is a mid-sized airport in Proserpine, Australia. Field elevation is 82 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PPP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hamilton Island Airport (HTI, 24 nm), Mackay Airport (MKY, 54 nm), and Moranbah Airport (MOV, 98 nm).
Trip costs from PPP 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 PPP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YBPN
IATA
PPP
FAA / Local
YBPN
Elevation
82 ft
Coordinates
20.4944° S · 148.5536° 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 82 ft, PPP sits lower than 70% 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.
- 24nmHTIHamilton Island AirportHamilton Island
- 54nmMKYMackay AirportMackay
- 98nmMOVMoranbah AirportMoranbah
- 125nmTSVTownsville Airport / RAAF Base TownsvilleTownsville
- 128nmDYADysart Airport
- 146nmCMQClermont Airport
Location
Open the full mapYBPN · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport · Proserpine, Australia