Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport

IATA WSYICAO YSHRSmall airfield

Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport is a small airfield near Shute Harbour in Queensland, Australia. It is listed as IATA WSY and ICAO YSHR. The airport is located at -20.2761° / 148.7550° at an elevation of 12 m (40 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,100 m. The nearest airport is Daydream Island Helipad, 6.4 km (4 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Shute Harbour/Whitsunday Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`WSY`
ICAO code	`YSHR`
Identifier	`YSHR`
Type	Small airfield
City	Shute Harbour
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	-20.27613, 148.75498
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	20° 16′ 34.06″ S 148° 45′ 17.92″ E
Elevation	12 m (40 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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