Mackay Airport – MKY Mackay
Mackay Airport is a public-used airport with an airport code of MKY that is situated in South Mackay, Queensland. The airport serves as the primary airport that caters South Mackay City and its nearby cities of North Mackay and West Mackay. Mackay Airport is considered the 14th busiest airport in Australia with nearly 1 million passengers in 2013. Mackay, Australia is a flourishing city of commercial and agricultural industry as well as regional business and leisure travel making the airport an appealing landing field for a diverse assortment of carriers to service all of the aviation needs of Mackay and its surrounding cities.
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Mackay Airport has one asphalt runway with 14/34 direction, measuring 1,981 meters long with no less than 15,000 aircraft movements in 2011. Mackay Airport air flight service is being handled primarily by major airlines in Australia such as Qantas, Qantaslink, Jester and Virgin Australia to Brisbane, Cairns, Rockhampton and Townsville. In March of 2016, Regional Air started its charter flight from Mackay to Hamilton Island. Mackay Airport is also being catered by a cargo airline, Pel-Air to Brisbane, Australia.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Ibis Mackay is the closest hotel from Mackay Airport, which is roughly just short walk. It is 4-star contemporary hotel that offers basic amenities for a relaxing overnight stay. Other nearby hotels is Best Western Marco Polo Mackay, Coral Cay Resort and Oaks Rivermarque.
Palmyra Airstrip Airport (PMS) is the closest airport from Mackay Airport in Palmyra, Regional Mackay in Queensland.
