Mackay Airport (MKY / YBMK)
3 flights through Mackay Airport (MKY / YBMK) in Mackay, Australia have been caught by people using this site. They were caught by 1 spotter. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 220 airline flights bound for Mackay Airport and 215 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 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
- YBMK
- IATA
- MKY
- City
- Mackay
- Country
- Australia
- Position
- -21.172, 149.180
- Catches
- 3
- Spotters
- 1
- arriving, 30 days
- 220
- departing, 30 days
- 215
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Mackay Airport serves Mackay. It sits 19 ft (6 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 6,499 ft (1,981 m) long.
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Mackay 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.
Where those flights also go
- Brisbane (BNE) — 3 catches
Aircraft types caught here
- Boeing 737-800 — 2 catches
- Embraer E190 — 1 catch
Airlines
- Virgin Blue Airlines — 2 catches
Recent catches
- QLK1826 — Embraer E190 · by grant-daly · 2026-11-07
- VOZ615 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by grant-daly · 2026-10-19
- VOZ615 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by grant-daly · 2026-10-11
Questions
How many flights to and from Mackay Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 220 airline flights arriving and 215 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was October 14, 2026, with 27 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Mackay Airport?
On October 9, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Mackay 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 Mackay Airport?
Yes: 3 catches by 1 spotter so far.
How high is Mackay Airport above sea level?
19 ft (6 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Mackay Airport?
6,499 ft (1,981 m). It is the airport’s only runway.
Can I fly over Mackay 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 Mackay 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 Mackay Airport in the simulator yet.