Airports / Australia / MCY
Sunshine Coast Airport
YBSU / MCYMaroochydore, AustraliaELEV 15 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Brisbane International Airport (BNE).
Overview
Sunshine Coast Airport (YBSU / MCY) sits in Maroochydore, Australia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 15 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 MCY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Brisbane International Airport (BNE, 48 nm), RAAF Base Amberley (YAMB, 66 nm), and Kingaroy Airport (KGY, 67 nm).
Charter pricing from MCY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under YBMC. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Maroochydore.
Field capability
ICAO
YBSU
IATA
MCY
FAA / Local
YBSU
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
26.5933° S · 153.0832° 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 15 ft, MCY sits lower than 95% 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.
- 48nmBNEBrisbane International AirportBrisbane
- 66nmYAMBRAAF Base Amberley
- 67nmKGYKingaroy Airport
- 77nmHVBHervey Bay AirportHervey Bay
- 87nmOKYOakey Army Aviation Centre
- 90nmWTBToowoomba Wellcamp AirportToowoomba
Location
Open the full mapYBSU · Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore, Australia