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Launceston Airport
YMLT / LSTLaunceston (Western Junction), AustraliaELEV 562 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Devonport Airport (DPO).
Overview
Launceston Airport (YMLT / LST) is a mid-sized airport serving Launceston (Western Junction), Australia. The field lies at an elevation of 562 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LST has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Devonport Airport (DPO, 42 nm), Wynyard Airport (BWT, 75 nm), and Hobart International Airport (HBA, 79 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LST vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LST, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YMLT
IATA
LST
FAA / Local
YMLT
Elevation
562 ft
Coordinates
41.5449° S · 147.2108° 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 562 ft, LST sits higher than 60% 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.
- 42nmDPODevonport AirportDevonport
- 75nmBWTWynyard AirportBurnie
- 79nmHBAHobart International AirportHobart (Cambridge)
- 105nmSIOSmithton Airport
- 182nmKNSKing Island Airport
- 203nmTGNLatrobe Valley AirportMorwell
Location
Open the full mapYMLT · Launceston Airport · Launceston (Western Junction), Australia