EMDYEML

Emerald Airport

Emerald, Australia · Oceania

Oceania Australia/Brisbane

2direct destinations

4airlines

2runways

1,900 mLongest runway

Emerald Airport (IATA: EMD, ICAO: YEML) is an airport serving Emerald, a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia. It is located 6 km (4 mi) south of the Emerald town centre, on the Gregory Highway (Springsure Road). The airport is operated by the Central Highlands Regional Council. Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines who operate a combined (on average) 54 return commercial services to Brisbane per week.

Location

23.567°S, 148.179°E · 190 m s. n. m. (624 ft)

General data

CountryAustralia

CityEmerald

IATA codeEMD

ICAO codeYEML

Coordinates23.567°S, 148.179°E

Elevation190 m s. n. m. (624 ft)

Time zoneAustralia/Brisbane

Runways2

Longest runway1,900 m

Direct destinations2

Runways · 2

06/24

Length1,900 m6,234 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

15/33

Length926 m3,038 ft

Width18 m59 ft

SurfaceGravel

Lighted✓

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

Radio frequencies · 2

Flight information

122.300BRISBANE 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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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 · 4

Other airlines with direct routes

Alliance Airlines National Jet Expresscharter QantasLink Virgin Australia

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

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Emerald Airport (EMD).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/EMD.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Emerald Airport (EMD). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/EMD (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/EMD |title=Emerald Airport (EMD) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-23 |language=en}}