YBTL· TSV· Townsville
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville
medium airport · elevation 18 ft (5 m)
20:43Z 07:43Z Day
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Current METARVFR
31 min ago·06:00ZYBTL 090600Z 09013KT 9999 FEW026 SCT070 26/19 Q1019
Wind
090° 13 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
26°C / 19°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.09 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,600ft, SCT 7,000ft
Weather
—
Station
YBTL
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
01/192438 mASP
07/251100 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 01/19 | HW 5 kt | XW 12 kt R |
| RWY 07/25 | HW 13 kt | XW 4 kt R |
-19.2529°, 146.7665°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 07/25 (use 07) | Preferred | HW 13 | 4 R | — |
| RWY 01/19 (use 01) | Usable | HW 5 | 12 R | Crosswind 12 kt |
Density altitude
1,187 ft
elevation 18 ft
ISA deviation
+11.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)YBTL
- ATIS133.500
- CLDCLNC DEL128.100
- GND121.800
- TWR118.300
- FSSBRISBANE CNTR120.550
- A/DAPP/DEP126.800
- CTAF118.300
- OPSRAAF AIR OPS897.400
Navaids near airportassoc. YBTL
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| TL | VOR-DME | 114.10 MHz | HIGH |
| TVL | TACAN | 113.50 MHz | LOW |
| TVL | NDB | 276 kHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 01/197,999 ft (2,438 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 07/253,609 ft (1,100 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville
Diagram unavailable for Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/09 06:36 UTC
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
10/00Z
10/06Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
INTERIFR
FMVFR
TEMPO MVFR
VFRBASE09/06Z → 09/08Z09014KT · ≥10 km · -SHRA · FEW025 SCT040
Wind: 09014KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: FEW025 SCT040
TAF YBTL 090506Z 0906/1006 09014KT 9999 -SHRA FEW025 SCT040
VFRFM09/08Z → 09/14Z13010KT · ≥10 km · NSW · SCT025
Wind: 13010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Weather: NSW
Clouds: SCT025
FM090800 13010KT 9999 NSW SCT025
MVFRTEMPO09/12Z → 10/02Z≥10 km · BKN015
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN015
TEMPO 0912/1002 9999 BKN015
VFRFM09/14Z → 10/01Z1806KT · ≥10 km · -SHRA · SCT020
Wind: 1806KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: SCT020
FM091400 18006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020
IFRINTER09/18Z → 10/04Z3 km · SHRA · BKN012
Visibility: 3 km
Weather: SHRA
Clouds: BKN012
INTER 0918/1004 3000 SHRA BKN012
VFRFM10/01Z → 10/06Z09017KT · ≥10 km · -SHRA · SCT020
Wind: 09017KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: SCT020
FM100100 09017KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020
Raw TAF
TAF YBTL 090506Z 0906/1006 09014KT 9999 -SHRA FEW025 SCT040 FM090800 13010KT 9999 NSW SCT025 FM091400 18006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 FM100100 09017KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 TEMPO 0912/1002 9999 BKN015 INTER 0918/1004 3000 SHRA BKN012
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