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Hervey Bay Airport
YHBA / HVBHervey Bay, AustraliaELEV 60 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bundaberg Airport (BDB).
Overview
Located in Hervey Bay, Australia, Hervey Bay Airport (YHBA / HVB) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 60 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 HVB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bundaberg Airport (BDB, 39 nm), Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY, 77 nm), and Kingaroy Airport (KGY, 94 nm).
Charter pricing from HVB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Hervey Bay.
Field capability
ICAO
YHBA
IATA
HVB
FAA / Local
YHBA
Elevation
60 ft
Coordinates
25.3201° S · 152.8807° 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 60 ft, HVB sits lower than 76% 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.
- 39nmBDBBundaberg AirportBundaberg
- 77nmMCYSunshine Coast AirportMaroochydore
- 94nmKGYKingaroy Airport
- 125nmBNEBrisbane International AirportBrisbane
- 125nmGLTGladstone AirportGladstone
- 135nmTHGThangool AirportBiloela
Location
Open the full mapYHBA · Hervey Bay Airport · Hervey Bay, Australia