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Emerald Airport
YEML / EMDEmerald, AustraliaELEV 624 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Blackwater Airport (BLT).
Overview
Emerald Airport (YEML / EMD) sits in Emerald, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 624 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list EMD as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Blackwater Airport (BLT, 35 nm), Clermont Airport (CMQ, 57 nm), and Dysart Airport (DYA, 58 nm).
Trip costs from EMD 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 EMD to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
YEML
IATA
EMD
FAA / Local
YEML
Elevation
624 ft
Coordinates
23.5675° S · 148.1790° 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 624 ft, EMD sits higher than 63% 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.
- 35nmBLTBlackwater Airport
- 57nmCMQClermont Airport
- 58nmDYADysart Airport
- 91nmMOVMoranbah AirportMoranbah
- 127nmROKRockhampton AirportRockhampton
- 143nmTHGThangool AirportBiloela
Location
Open the full mapYEML · Emerald Airport · Emerald, Australia