Where is TSV airport?

TSV is a medium-sized airport in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, at -19.2529, 146.7665, 5 m above sea level.

What time zone is TSV in?

TSV is in the Australia/Brisbane time zone, UTC+10.

How many passengers use TSV?

1,646,644 passengers in 2025, according to BITRE, the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (scheduled flights). Jan–May 2026: 645,533 passengers, +2.1% on the same months of 2025.

Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville opened in 1939.

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Medium-sized airport in Townsville, Australia.

IATA code: TSV
ICAO code: YBTL
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,646,644; 2025 · +0.0% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 1; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+10; Australia/Brisbane
Elevation: 5 m; 16 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,438 m

Jan–May 2026: 645,533 passengers, +2.1% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with T

About TSV

Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville is a medium-sized airport serving Townsville, Australia. It opened in 1939 and is run by Royal Australian Air Force. 1,646,644 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from TSV.

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

Busiest nonstop routes from TSV

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
TSV → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	1,110 km	1,015,509

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	Serves	Distance
PMK	Palm Island Airport	Palm Island, Australia	59 km
PPP	Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport	Proserpine, Australia	232 km
HTI	Hamilton Island Airport	Hamilton Island, Australia	260 km
CNS	Cairns International Airport	Cairns, Australia	285 km
HGD	Hughenden Airport	Hughenden, Australia	317 km

Distance from TSV to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
TSV → LHR	London, United Kingdom	15,433 km	—
TSV → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,041 km	—
TSV → CDG	Paris, France	15,422 km	—
TSV → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	14,990 km	—
TSV → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	13,726 km	—
TSV → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	15,088 km	—
TSV → JFK	New York, United States	15,503 km	—
TSV → ATL	Atlanta, United States	14,735 km	—
TSV → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,615 km	—
TSV → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	5,200 km	—
TSV → HND	Tokyo, Japan	6,110 km	—
TSV → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,406 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
01/19	2,438 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
07/25	1,100 m	30 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Townsville, Queensland, Australia · -19.2529, 146.7665

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Questions

Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville has the IATA code TSV and the ICAO code YBTL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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