Mount Isa Airport (ISA / YBMA)
Skydex receivers picked up 34 airline flights bound for Mount Isa Airport and 64 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 27 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- YBMA
- IATA
- ISA
- City
- Mount Isa
- Country
- Australia
- Position
- -20.664, 139.489
- arriving, 30 days
- 34
- departing, 30 days
- 64
- days heard
- 27
About the airport
Mount Isa Airport serves Mount Isa. It sits 1,121 ft (342 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 8,399 ft (2,560 m) long.
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Mount Isa Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Mount Isa Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 34 airline flights arriving and 64 airline flights departing, heard on 27 days. The busiest day was November 9, 2026, with 6 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Mount Isa Airport?
On October 10, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Mount Isa Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Mount Isa Airport?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Mount Isa Airport joins your ports of call.
How high is Mount Isa Airport above sea level?
1,121 ft (342 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Mount Isa Airport?
8,399 ft (2,560 m). It is the airport’s only runway.
Can I fly over Mount Isa Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Mount Isa Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Mount Isa Airport in the simulator yet.