Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville

IATA TSVICAO YBTLMedium airport

Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville is a medium airport near Townsville in Queensland, Australia. It is listed as IATA TSV and ICAO YBTL. The airport is located at -19.2529° / 146.7665° at an elevation of 5 m (18 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 2,438 m. The nearest airport is Lavarack (Military) Airport, 7.3 km (5 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
IATA code	`TSV`
ICAO code	`YBTL`
Identifier	`YBTL`
Type	Medium airport
City	Townsville
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-19.25290, 146.76651
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	19° 15′ 10.45″ S 146° 45′ 59.44″ E
Elevation	5 m (18 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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