
Moranbah Airport serves Moranbah and the Bowen Basin coal mining region of Central Queensland. Compare airlines on Traveloka and set a Price Alert to track fares before you book.
Moranbah Airport (MOV) sits about 6 km south of Moranbah and is owned and operated by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, a coal mining company — a reflection of the airport's core role. It's primarily a fly-in fly-out (FIFO) hub, moving mining and resources workers to and from the Bowen Basin coalfields, alongside scheduled passenger flights. A modernised terminal, apron and aircraft parking were completed in 2012.
MOV is a domestic-only airport. The busiest scheduled route is to Brisbane, with around 25 flights a week taking roughly 1 hour 45 minutes. Charter services also operate for FIFO workforce transport. Schedules are shaped heavily by mining industry rosters, so check current flight times before booking.
QantasLink operates around 40 flights a week here, mostly using Dash-8 Q400 aircraft, with Brisbane as the main scheduled destination. Virgin Australia has also operated FIFO charter flights using ATR-72 aircraft. There is no international or leisure-hub carrier based at MOV — traffic here is driven almost entirely by the mining industry.
The airport operates from a single terminal, modernised in 2012 alongside an expanded apron and aircraft parking to handle its FIFO passenger volumes.
The airport is about 6 km from Moranbah township. FIFO shuttle services move workers between the airport and mine sites, while taxis are available for other travellers. Confirm current transfer options before you travel.
As a working regional airport built around FIFO traffic, facilities are functional rather than tourist-oriented: expect a waiting area, restrooms and a small café rather than extensive retail or dining.
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