MCY — Sunshine Coast Airport
- IATA code
- MCY
- ICAO code
- YBSU
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,728,391
- 2025 · +1.8% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 4
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+10
- Australia/Brisbane
- Elevation
- 5 m
- 16 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,800 m
Jan–May 2026: 718,213 passengers, +7.4% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About MCY
Sunshine Coast Airport is a large airport serving Sunshine Coast, Australia. It opened in 1959. 1,728,391 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 4 nonstop routes from MCY.
Wikidata (CC0) · BITRE (CC BY). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from MCY
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MCY → SYD | 835 km | 821,030 |
| MCY → MEL | 1,453 km | 776,326 |
| MCY → AKL | 2,349 km | 59,533 |
| MCY → DPS | 4,456 km | 16,161 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BNE | Brisbane International Airport | 88 km |
| HVB | Hervey Bay Airport | 143 km |
| OKY | Oakey Army Aviation Centre | 161 km |
| WTB | Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport | 167 km |
| OOL | Gold Coast Airport | 180 km |
Distance from MCY to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,800 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia · -26.5933, 153.0832
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