Australia flag Townsville Airport (TSV)

Country Australia | Oceania | Regional Airport | IATA: TSV | ICAO: YBTL | Elevation 18 ft · 5 m | Local time —

Destinations
17
Flights / day
38
Busiest route
Brisbane
Top airline
Qantas

Townsville Airport averages 38 flights per day to 17 destinations, with 12 domestic routes and two international routes. A total of 13 airlines operate at TSV, led by Qantas. This airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents, with Chile representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Townsville connects to Melbourne, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 40 mins. Updated: October 19, 2026

Route Network

Townsville Airport connects 14 destinations worldwide, with Brisbane standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Melbourne, and the shortest flight is to Mackay.

Australia flag Brisbane (BNE) – Australia 4 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
691 mi · 1,112 km
14
per day
Australia flag Cairns (CNS) – Australia 8 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
176 mi · 284 km
9
per day
Australia flag Mackay (MKY) – Australia 3 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
205 mi · 330 km
4
per day
Australia flag Mt Isa (ISA) – Australia 3 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
482 mi · 776 km
3
per day
Australia flag Melbourne (MEL) – Australia 2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,278 mi · 2,057 km
2
per day
Australia flag Sydney (SYD) – Australia 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,051 mi · 1,691 km
2
per day
Chile flag Los Andes (LOB) – Chile 2 airlines
—
TSV → LOB
1
per day
Australia flag Cloncurry (CNJ) – Australia 2 airlines
—
TSV → CNJ
1
per day
Australia flag Darwin (DRW) – Australia 2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,156 mi · 1,860 km
4
per week
Australia flag Hamilton Island (HTI) – Australia 1 airline
—
TSV → HTI
1
per week
Australia flag Horn Island (HID) – Australia 1 airline
—
TSV → HID
1
per week
Australia flag Moranbah (MOV) – Australia 1 airline
—
TSV → MOV
1
per week
Papua New Guinea flag Port Moresby (POM) – Papua New Guinea 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
678 mi · 1,092 km
1
per week
Australia flag Proserpine (PPP) – Australia 1 airline
—
TSV → PPP
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 19, 2026.

Townsville Airport is served by 13 airlines, with Qantas in the lead at 22% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 49% of routes. five carriers operate only one route each. A total of three airlines operate international routes, compared with 12 airlines serving domestic routes. Jetstar is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Melbourne with a flight time of 3 hrs 40 mins.

Qantas (8 routes)
Thai AirAsia (5 routes)
Alliance Airlines (5 routes)
Jetstar (4 routes)
Skytrans (3 routes)
Hinterland Aviation (3 routes)
BLK (2 routes)
NC (2 routes)
Virgin Australia (1 routes)
Aeromexico (1 routes)
Rex Regional Express (1 routes)
Airnorth (1 routes)
Royal Australian Air Force (1 routes)

Townsville Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 86% domestic and 14% international. Chile is the primary international destination.

Australia - 35/day
Chile - 1/day
Papua New Guinea - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
1 min early
4 min (-124.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
4 min early
5 min (-424%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
2 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
7 min early
Arrival
15 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
13 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
5 min early
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Oct 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
1

Oct 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 19

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min late
3 min (+704.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
3 min (+103.5%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
12 flights (7 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 14

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
8

Oct 13

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
2 min (+471.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
1 min (+46.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
47 flights (30 day total)

Oct 19

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Oct 14

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
8

Oct 13

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 12

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
2

Oct 11

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

Oct 7

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
3

Oct 4

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Sep 30

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
4

Sep 29

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
6

Sep 28

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
1

Sep 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
5

Sep 23

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Sep 22

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Sep 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#514 (38 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#785 (17 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,012 ft 2,442 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,012 ft 2,442 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
3,612 ft 1,101 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt
3,612 ft 1,101 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt

Runway Length

75 aircraft cannot operate at Townsville Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,012 ft (2,442 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 8,182 ft 2,494 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 8,199 ft 2,499 m 3,501 ft 1,067 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,098 ft 2,773 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Townsville (IATA: TSV) operates around 38 flights per day to 17 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 12 domestic and 2 international routes, with Qantas as the leading carrier and Brisbane currently the busiest connection. From TSV, passengers can reach 3 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,442 m (8,012 ft).

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