# Longreach Airport (LRE)

> Longreach, AU · IATA: LRE · ICAO: YLRE · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `LRE` |
| ICAO | `YLRE` |
| City | Longreach |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 191 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -23.43420, 144.28000 |

## Description

The three-letter code LRE marks Longreach (ICAO: YLRE), the central-west Queensland town where Qantas was registered in 1920 and whose Founders Museum still sits beside the runway. QantasLink and Rex link the town to Brisbane – about seven flights a week – and Townsville, carrying air freight in the belly holds of their passenger services, and Qantas Freight runs a regional lodgement point on site. With no dedicated cargo terminal or freighter operations, heavier consignments are consolidated through Brisbane. Beyond aviation-heritage tourism, LRE chiefly supplies the surrounding cattle-grazing country.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/longreach-airport-lre](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/longreach-airport-lre)*

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/longreach-airport-lre](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/longreach-airport-lre)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/longreach-airport-lre/llm-summary*