AirportsSunshine Coast Airport is a large airport serving Maroochydore, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCY
- ICAO code
- YBSU
- City
- Maroochydore
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.5933° S, 153.0832° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCY means Sunshine Coast Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBSU. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.5933° S, 153.0832° E. It stands 5 metres (15 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
Sunshine Coast Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,800 m 9,186 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane International AirportBrisbane | BNE | 88 km |
| Hervey Bay AirportHervey Bay | HVB | 143 km |
| Oakey Army Aviation Centre | OKY | 161 km |
| Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportToowoomba | WTB | 167 km |
| Gold Coast AirportGold Coast | OOL | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,159 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,025 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,945 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,467 km | 20 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,464 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,490 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,105 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,050 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 838 km | 1 h 30 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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