Southport Airport

For the airport in Canada, see Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport.

Southport Airport
IATA: SHQ ICAO: YSPT
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Southport Flying Club
Serves	Southport, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL	5 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	27°55′18″S 153°22′18″E
Map
YSPT Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 778 2,552 Natural
Sources: AIP

Southport Airport (IATA: SHQ, ICAO: YSPT) is an airport located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) northwest of Southport, in Coombabah, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by the Southport Flying Club.

Facilities

This is a private airport, and permission is required to land.

The airport is at an elevation of 5 ft (2 m) above sea level. It has one runway measuring 778 metres. Both ends of the runway have displaced thresholds due to trees. Runway 01 has a displaced threshold of 190 metres and Runway 19 has a displaced threshold of 140M. As it is an uncontrolled aerodrome, pilots are required to coordinate arrivals and departures over a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency.

The displaced threshold lengths are:

• RWY 01 is 655 m (2,149 ft) in length.
• RWY 19 is 633 m (2,077 ft) in length.

Gallery

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  Runway
• 
  Mason Field – Southport
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  Southport Flying Club

See also

• List of airports in Queensland