# Hervey Bay Airport (HVB)

> Hervey Bay, AU · IATA: HVB · ICAO: YHBA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `HVB` |
| ICAO | `YHBA` |
| City | Hervey Bay |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 18 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -25.32013, 152.88066 |

## Description

Set on Queensland's Fraser Coast, Hervey Bay Airport (HVB/YHBA) is a passenger and tourism field with no cargo terminal, so anything beyond small belly consignments on regional aircraft reaches the region by truck along the Bruce Highway. The airport is owned and run by the Fraser Coast Regional Council, with scheduled links to Brisbane and Sydney whose freight capacity is limited to express and small parcel traffic. An AUD 18 million terminal upgrade started in July 2026 in response to record passenger growth; it does not add cargo infrastructure. Traffic here is driven by tourism to K'gari (Fraser Island) and by whale watching in the bay rather than by goods. For air freight, Brisbane (BNE) is Queensland's reference airport, roughly 290 road kilometres to the south, with international freighter services and customs clearance, while Bundaberg (BDB) some 100 kilometres north is the nearest regional alternative. Sea freight for the Wide Bay region moves through the Port of Bundaberg and the larger Port of Brisbane, a combination that suits the area's agricultural and sugar output with a road leg. HVB has no customs post or dangerous-goods acceptance of its own, so such requirements have to be planned via Brisbane.

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