BVIYBDV

Birdsville Airport

Australia · Oceania

Oceania Australia/Brisbane

8direct destinations

1airlines

2runways

1,732 mLongest runway

Birdsville Airport (IATA: BVI, ICAO: YBDV) is an airport serving Birdsville, Queensland, Australia. During the Birdsville Races weekend each September, as many as 200 light aircraft visit the airport, with aviators permitted to camp under the wings of their planes. The Channel Mail Run, the world's longest mail run operates between Port Augusta, South Australia and Birdsville, stopping in the town to collect mail for the remote Queensland cattle stations of Glengyle and Durrie. In September 2011, a $1.5 million upgrade was completed which included construction of a new terminal building, resurfacing and the installation of edge lights on runway 14/32 and extensions to the apron area to provide more aircraft parking and manoeuvring space. The upgrade was funded by the Diamantina Shire Council and Queensland Government's Regional Airport Development Scheme, in response to growth in aviation-related tourism leading to increased movements at the airport.

Location

25.897°S, 139.348°E · 48 m s. n. m. (159 ft)

General data

CountryAustralia

IATA codeBVI

ICAO codeYBDV

Coordinates25.897°S, 139.348°E

Elevation48 m s. n. m. (159 ft)

Time zoneAustralia/Brisbane

Runways2

Longest runway1,732 m

OperatorShire of Diamantina

Direct destinations8

Runways · 2

14/32

Length1,732 m5,682 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

03/21

Length1,200 m3,937 ft

Width18 m59 ft

SurfaceClay

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Flight information

125.400BRISBANE CNTR

Common traffic (CTAF)

126.700

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Rex Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Birdsville Airport (BVI). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVI

MLA

“Birdsville Airport (BVI).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVI. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_bvi,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Birdsville Airport (BVI)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVI},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BVI}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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