Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport
Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport
Whitsunday Coast Airport (IATA: PPP, ICAO: YBPN), also known as Proserpine Airport, is located in Gunyarra, Queensland, Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Proserpine. The airport serves the mainland and offshore islands, with various flights to Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, and Sydney. In 2024 the airport served 500,000 passengers, it is expected that by 2035 the airport will be handling in excess of 900,000 passengers.
Location
20.494°S, 148.554°E · 25 m s. n. m. (82 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 3
Flight information
Common traffic (CTAF)
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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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.
History
Plans to build an airfield in Proserpine commenced in 1936, however construction was delayed due to a lack of funding. Construction of the airport finally began in 1950, officially opening on 3 November 1951.
In September 2001, the airport suffered heavily from the collapse of Ansett Australia, who at the time were the biggest operator out of Proserpine with direct services to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, as well as seasonal flights to the Gold Coast and Adelaide.
The airport underwent an upgrade in 2010, with the upgraded terminal officially opened on 20 December 2011.
In January 2014, Whitsunday Regional Council announced it was to discuss with the Government of Queensland the process for designating the airport precinct a PDA (Priority Development Area). This would make the future process of extending the runway the relatively short distance required to receive international services easier and to alleviate the industrial land crisis that has been affecting the Whitsunday Region for many years.
Airlines operating here · 3
Other airlines with direct routes
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). Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PPP
MLA
“Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PPP. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PPP}},
urldate = {2026-10-24},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}Wikipedia
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