Forbes Airport

IATA FRBICAO YFBSMedium airport

Forbes Airport is a medium airport near Forbes in New South Wales, Australia. It is listed as IATA FRB and ICAO YFBS. The airport is located at -33.3636° / 147.9350° at an elevation of 232 m (760 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,228 m. The nearest airport is Forbes Hospital Heliport, 8.1 km (5 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Forbes Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Forbes Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`FRB`
ICAO code	`YFBS`
Identifier	`YFBS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Forbes
Region	New South Wales
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-33.36360, 147.93500
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	33° 21′ 48.97″ S 147° 56′ 05.99″ E
Elevation	232 m (760 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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