Emerald Airport (EMD / YEML)

Skydex receivers picked up 70 airline flights bound for Emerald Airport and 56 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 29 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.

Fly here

ICAO
YEML
IATA
EMD
City
Emerald
Country
Australia
Position
-23.567, 148.179
arriving, 30 days
70
departing, 30 days
56
days heard
29

About the airport

Emerald Airport serves Emerald. It sits 624 ft (190 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,234 ft (1,900 m).

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

Nobody has visited Emerald 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.

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Questions

How many flights to and from Emerald Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 70 airline flights arriving and 56 airline flights departing, heard on 29 days. The busiest day was October 15, 2026, with 11 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Emerald 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 Emerald 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 Emerald Airport?

Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Emerald Airport joins your ports of call.

How high is Emerald Airport above sea level?

624 ft (190 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Emerald Airport?

6,234 ft (1,900 m), the longest of its 2 runways.

Can I fly over Emerald 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 Emerald 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 Emerald Airport in the simulator yet.

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