YBTL· TSV· Townsville
Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville
medium airport · elevation 18 ft (5 m)
19:50Z 08:13Z Night
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Current METARVFR
9 min ago·18:00ZYBTL 071800Z AUTO 13007KT 9999 // NCD 21/19 Q1016
Wind
130° 7 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
NCD
Temperature
21°C / 19°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
30.00 inHg
Clouds
NCD
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 | TW 2 kt | XW 7 kt R |
| RWY 07/25 | HW 4 kt | XW 6 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 4 | 6 R | — |
| RWY 01/19 (use 19) | Usable | HW 2 | 7 L | — |
Density altitude
668 ft
elevation 18 ft
ISA deviation
+6.0°C
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)YBTL
Wind9 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp26°C
QNH1019 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=54
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville
Diagram unavailable for Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/07 18:36 UTC
07/18Z
08/00Z
08/06Z
08/12Z
08/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
TEMPO MVFR
VFRBASE07/18Z → 07/22ZVRB3KT · ≥10 km · FEW015 SCT020
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW015 SCT020
TAF YBTL 071718Z 0718/0818 VRB03KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020
MVFRTEMPO07/18Z → 07/21Z≥10 km · BKN015
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN015
TEMPO 0718/0721 9999 BKN015
VFRFM07/22Z → 08/00Z09011KT · ≥10 km · FEW015 SCT020
Wind: 09011KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW015 SCT020
FM072200 09011KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020
VFRFM08/00Z → 08/09Z06014KT · ≥10 km · FEW025
Wind: 06014KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW025
FM080000 06014KT 9999 FEW025
VFRFM08/09Z → 08/18Z0808KT · ≥10 km · FEW018
Wind: 0808KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW018
FM080900 08008KT 9999 FEW018
Raw TAF
TAF YBTL 071718Z 0718/0818 VRB03KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 FM072200 09011KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 FM080000 06014KT 9999 FEW025 FM080900 08008KT 9999 FEW018 TEMPO 0718/0721 9999 BKN015
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