Travel guide: Townsville Airport, Australia (TSV)
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Travel essentials for Townsville Airport, Australia — what to expect on the ground. Townsville Airport sits in Australia (Oceania), in a tropical climate band — tropical southern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code TSV serves the area. Local timezone is Australia/Brisbane, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at -19.26°, 146.77° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionAustralia, Oceania
- Climate bandtropical southern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code TSV
- TimezoneAustralia/Brisbane
- Coordinates-19.26, 146.77
- Located in the Southern Hemisphere
TSV is the airport code for Townsville Airport, serving Townsville, a major city on the tropical north Queensland coast of Australia, on the Coral Sea. Townsville is the largest city in northern Queensland, a sunny, laid-back place known for its long waterfront promenade, the Strand, the granite dome of Castle Hill overlooking the city, and one of Australia's largest tropical aquariums, Reef HQ. It is a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and, just offshore, to Magnetic Island, a popular holiday island of beaches, bushland and koalas reached by a short ferry. The surrounding region offers wetlands, national parks and the dry tropics landscape of the north. Townsville is reached by flights into its airport, from Brisbane, Cairns and other cities, and by road and rail along the coast. The climate is warm and dry for much of the year, with a hot, wetter summer.
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Frequently asked questions
What airport is TSV?
TSV is the code for Townsville Airport, serving Townsville, a major city on the tropical north Queensland coast of Australia. It handles flights from Brisbane, Cairns and other cities, and is a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and to nearby Magnetic Island.
Does Townsville have an airport?
Yes. Townsville Airport, with the code TSV, serves the city and the surrounding north Queensland region, with flights from Brisbane, Cairns and other Australian cities. It lies a short distance from the city centre, making it the main gateway for the area and for nearby Magnetic Island.
What is Townsville known for?
Townsville is the largest city in northern Queensland, known for its waterfront promenade, the Strand, the granite dome of Castle Hill above the city, and Reef HQ, a large tropical aquarium. It is a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and to Magnetic Island, with its beaches, bushland and koalas.
How do you get from the airport to Townsville?
Townsville Airport lies just a few kilometres from the city centre, a short drive of around ten to fifteen minutes by taxi, shuttle or car. From the city, ferries run out to Magnetic Island, and roads lead along the coast and inland to the national parks and reef gateways of north Queensland.
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