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Carnarvon Airport
YCAR / CVQCarnarvon, AustraliaELEV 13 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
61 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shark Bay Airport (MJK).
Overview
Carnarvon Airport (YCAR / CVQ) sits in Carnarvon, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 13 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CVQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Shark Bay Airport (MJK, 61 nm), Learmonth Airport (LEA, 161 nm), and Eliwana (WHB, 230 nm).
Trip costs from CVQ 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 CVQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YCAR
IATA
CVQ
FAA / Local
YCAR
Elevation
13 ft
Coordinates
24.8843° S · 113.6664° 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 13 ft, CVQ sits lower than 96% 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.
- 61nmMJKShark Bay AirportDenham
- 161nmLEALearmonth AirportExmouth
- 230nmWHBEliwana
- 241nmGETGeraldton AirportMoonyoonooka
- 246nmPBOParaburdoo AirportParaburdoo
- 284nmMKRMeekatharra Airport
Location
Open the full mapYCAR · Carnarvon Airport · Carnarvon, Australia