AirportsMount Isa Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mount Isa, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ISA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ISA
- ICAO code
- YBMA
- City
- Mount Isa
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 20.6664° S, 139.4885° E
- Elevation
- 342 m (1,121 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,560 m (8,399 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ISA means Mount Isa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBMA. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.6664° S, 139.4885° E. It stands 342 metres (1,121 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mount Isa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,560 metres (8,399 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,560 m 8,399 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cloncurry AirportCloncurry | CNJ | 106 km |
| Julia Creek Airport | JCK | 232 km |
| Boulia Airport | BQL | 253 km |
| Doomadgee Airport | DMD | 311 km |
| Burketown Airport | BUC | 324 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,646 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,493 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,414 km | 13 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,149 km | 18 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,172 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,353 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,573 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,251 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,871 km | 2 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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