AirportsTownsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville is a medium-sized airport serving Townsville, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TSV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TSV
- ICAO code
- YBTL
- City
- Townsville
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.2529° S, 146.7665° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,438 m (7,999 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TSV means Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBTL. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.2529° S, 146.7665° E. It stands 5 metres (18 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
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,438 metres (7,999 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 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,438 m 7,999 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07/25 | 1,100 m 3,609 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Island Airport | PMK | 59 km |
| Proserpine Whitsunday Coast AirportProserpine | PPP | 232 km |
| Hayman Island Resort Seaplane BaseHayman Island | HIS | 239 km |
| Hamilton Island AirportHamilton Island | HTI | 260 km |
| Cairns International AirportCairns | CNS | 285 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,174 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,115 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,041 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,434 km | 19 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,499 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,617 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,200 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,138 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,691 km | 2 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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