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Broome International Airport
YBRM / BMEBroome, AustraliaELEV 56 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
89 nm
To the nearest alternate
Derby Airport (DRB).
Overview
Broome International Airport (YBRM / BME) is a large commercial airport serving Broome, Australia. The airport sits 56 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 BME for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Derby Airport (DRB, 89 nm), RAAF Base Curtin (DCN, 94 nm), and Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ, 191 nm).
Charter pricing from BME depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Broome.
Field capability
ICAO
YBRM
IATA
BME
FAA / Local
YBRM
Elevation
56 ft
Coordinates
17.9492° S · 122.2283° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 56 ft, BME sits lower than 77% 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.
- 89nmDRBDerby AirportDerby
- 94nmDCNRAAF Base CurtinDerby
- 191nmFIZFitzroy Crossing Airport
- 226nmTEFTelfer Airport
- 251nmPHEPort Hedland International AirportPort Hedland
- 311nmHCQHalls Creek Airport
Location
Open the full mapYBRM · Broome International Airport · Broome, Australia