Townsville Airport is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Townsville, Queensland. The airport is also known as Townsville International Airport, and Garbutt Airport, a reference to its location in the Townsville suburb of Garbutt. Townsville Airport is serviced by major Australian domestic and regional airlines, and in 2011/12 handled 1.7 million passengers making it the 11th busiest airport in Australia.
Townsville Airport
Virgin Blue Boeing 737-700 at Townsville after arriving from Brisbane
Jetstar Boeing 717 at Townsville Airport, Inaugural Jetstar flight to Townsville
Townsville's International Aerobridge and gate, which was opened in 1981.
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 179,011 as of the 2021 census, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia. It is unofficially considered the capital of North Queensland. Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state.
Image: Ross River flowing through Townsville CBD
Image: Aerial view of the city in Australia
Image: PTRG exterior street 2012 1
Image: Former Queen's Hotel, The Strand, Townsville, established 1872
