Mackay Airport
MKY · 1 monitored domestic routes · data from Jan 1985
Airport traffic: to Apr 2026
Mackay handled 76,773 passenger movements in Apr 2026, the 15th busiest of the 22 monitored airports. It handles no scheduled international services. Traffic has returned to roughly its 2019 level. Across its 1 monitored routes, 1.7% of flights were cancelled — below the national average.
A passenger movement is not the same as a passenger. Every domestic passenger is counted twice — once departing, once arriving — while an international passenger is counted once. That is the official definition, and it is why these totals cannot be added to the route figures elsewhere on this site.
Passenger movements, 1985 to 2026
To Apr 2026 · Marks show industry events
Aircraft movements
To Apr 2026
Busiest routes from Mackay
| Route | Passengers | Month |
|---|---|---|
| Mackay ↔ Brisbane | 66,217 | Jun 2026 |
Route passengers are a different measure from airport movements above — one trip, not two.
Punctuality on Mackay routes
Across all 1 monitored routes touching this airport, 1.7% of scheduled flights were cancelled over the 12 months to Jul 2026 — against a national average of 2.1%.
| Route | Cancelled | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay ↔ Brisbane | 1.7% | 83.3% | 7,990 |
Punctuality: 12 months to Jul 2026
Mackay in numbers
| Busiest month on record | 100,744 · Oct 2011 |
| National ranking, 2025 | 15th busiest |
| Busiest year on record | 1,126,243 · 2012 |
| Data coverage | Jan 1985 – Apr 2026 (496 months) |
| Domestic share, Apr 2026 | 100.0% |
| 2019 monthly average | 70,054 |