Airports / Australia / TSV
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville
YBTL / TSVTownsville, AustraliaELEV 18 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
125 nm
To the nearest alternate
Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP).
Overview
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (YBTL / TSV) sits in Townsville, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 18 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 TSV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP, 125 nm), Hamilton Island Airport (HTI, 140 nm), and Mareeba Airport (MRG, 152 nm).
Charter pricing from TSV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under RAAF Base Garbutt and RAAF Base Townsville. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Townsville.
Field capability
ICAO
YBTL
IATA
TSV
FAA / Local
YBTL
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
19.2529° S · 146.7665° 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 18 ft, TSV sits lower than 94% 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.
- 125nmPPPProserpine Whitsunday Coast AirportProserpine
- 140nmHTIHamilton Island AirportHamilton Island
- 152nmMRGMareeba AirportMareeba
- 154nmCNSCairns International AirportCairns
- 178nmMKYMackay AirportMackay
- 184nmMOVMoranbah AirportMoranbah
Location
Open the full mapYBTL · Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · Townsville, Australia