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Mareeba Airport
YMBA / MRGMareeba, AustraliaELEV 1,560 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cairns International Airport (CNS).
Overview
Mareeba Airport (YMBA / MRG) sits in Mareeba, Australia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,560 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MRG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Cairns International Airport (CNS, 22 nm), Cooktown Airport (CTN, 99 nm), and Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (TSV, 152 nm).
Charter pricing from MRG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mareeba.
Field capability
ICAO
YMBA
IATA
MRG
FAA / Local
YMBA
Elevation
1,560 ft
Coordinates
17.0703° S · 145.4242° 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
No
Elevation vs Australia fields
state range 7–4,260 ft
At 1,560 ft, MRG sits higher than 90% 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.
- 22nmCNSCairns International AirportCairns
- 99nmCTNCooktown Airport
- 152nmTSVTownsville Airport / RAAF Base TownsvilleTownsville
- 232nmKWMKowanyama AirportKowanyama
- 239nmCUQCoen AirportCoen
- 252nmNTNNormanton AirportNormanton
Location
Open the full mapYMBA · Mareeba Airport · Mareeba, Australia