LST — Launceston Airport
- IATA code
- LST
- ICAO code
- YMLT
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,464,486
- 2025 · +3.2% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 3
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+11 / UTC+10
- Australia/Hobart
- Elevation
- 171 m
- 561 ft
- Runways
- 3
- Longest 1,981 m
Jan–May 2026: 649,062 passengers, +2.1% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About LST
Launceston Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Launceston, Australia. It opened in 1935 and is run by Australia Pacific Airports Corporation. 1,464,486 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from LST.
Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from LST
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| LST → MEL | 476 km | 896,661 |
| LST → SYD | 913 km | 358,884 |
| LST → BNE | 1,661 km | 156,209 |
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.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| DPO | Devonport Airport | 77 km |
| BWT | Wynyard Airport | 138 km |
| HBA | Hobart International Airport | 146 km |
Distance from LST to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 1,981 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 14L/32R | 700 m | 18 m | Grass |
| 18/36 | 690 m | 18 m | Grass |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia · -41.5449, 147.2108
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