HBA — Hobart International Airport

Large airport in Hobart, Australia.
IATA code
HBA
ICAO code
YMHB
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
2,884,967
2025 · +4.9% on the year before
Nonstop routes
4
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+11 / UTC+10
Australia/Hobart
Elevation
4 m
13 ft
Runways
1
Longest 2,727 m

Jan–May 2026: 1,269,766 passengers, +2.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with H

About HBA

Hobart International Airport is a large airport serving Hobart, Australia. It opened in 1956. 2,884,967 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 4 nonstop routes from HBA.

Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from HBA

Route Distance Passengers / year
HBA → MEL617 km 1,457,845
HBA → SYD1,037 km 841,310
HBA → BNE1,788 km 327,842
HBA → AKL2,408 km 21,011

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
LSTLaunceston Airport146 km
DPODevonport Airport206 km
BWTWynyard Airport252 km
FLSFlinders Island Airport308 km
KNSKing Island Airport448 km

Distance from HBA to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
HBA → LHR17,431 km —
HBA → DXB12,038 km —
HBA → CDG17,242 km —
HBA → FRA16,807 km —
HBA → IST15,064 km —
HBA → AMS17,062 km —
HBA → JFK16,612 km —
HBA → ATL15,436 km —
HBA → LAX12,777 km —
HBA → SIN6,547 km —
HBA → HND8,716 km —
HBA → DOH12,335 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
12/302,727 m 45 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia · -42.8370, 147.5130

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Hobart International Airport has the IATA code HBA and the ICAO code YMHB. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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