Moranbah is a city and area in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia, lies on the Peak Downs Highway between Clermont and Mackay. It is a coal-mining town and at the 2011 surveys had a population of 8,966. In addition to the fixed population, Moranbah also has a bigger fly-in fly-out population more than 1500 who work in Moranbah's coal mines. Moranbah services the Peak Downs Mine, Broadmeadow Mine, Goonyella Riverside Mine, Moranbah North coal mine, North Goonyella coal mine and several other smaller coal mines in the region. Although one of the latest towns in the region, its main location and huge population has made it the seat of the Isaac Regional Council.

Airport in Moranbah

Moranbah Airport

Moranbah Airport is a regional airport that served for the Moranbah, Queensland, Australia. Moranbah Airport is located 3.26 nautical miles (6.03 km, 3.74 mi) south of Moranbah and run by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance which is a coal mining company. The airport averages 40 QantasLink flights each week, most of these using Dash-8 Q400 aircraft. On July 2012, Virgin Australia started charter flight operations using Skywest ATR-72 aircraft. At one point, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VA) presented three daily return flights on weekdays and one on Sundays using big ATR 72 aircraft, however with the withdrawal of their ATR aircraft from Queensland, the airline has now closed it operating into this airport. There is no flight available from Changi International Airport to Moranbah Airport until the present.

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When is the Best Time to Fly to Moranbah

Moranbah, or the regions of Port Douglas Cairns, and Palm Cove are hot and humid all year-round and temperatures are averaging around 32°C. Moranbah’ rainy season is from November until end of April which is when you will get near-daily rainfall but far fewer tourists on your day trips. If you're expenditure most of your time underwater anyway, the shower won’t drag down your holiday visit. The temperature remains even throughout the year, with July and August the coolest months at 22.1°C and the warmer, summer months reaching no higher than 32.1°C.

What are the Top 3 Things to Do in Moranbah

Bridled-Nailtail Wallaby Sculpture - Situated in the Town Square Park which is near the walkway across to the shops is a statue of a Bridled-Nailtail Wallaby Statue which was created from the sandstone by sculptor Adriaan Vanderlugt in 2001. The Bridled-Nailtail Wallaby was supposed to vanish, but it has since been successfully raised and small numbers returned to the wild in the area.

Musical Playground - A amazing activity, especially for children, the Musical Playground in the Town Square Park includes a seat which can be played like a xylophone and a park table which can also be played and a rather expanded piece of railway furniture such as tracks and bits of machinery which can be beaten and banged.

Peak Range National Park - The most remarkable scenic attraction in the region is the Peak Range, a series of dramatic volcanic plugs which stand like watches rising from the plains some 121 km south of the town. The plugs were shaped when volcanoes, which erupted some 29 to 32 million years ago, cooled and the molten lava hardened in the volcanic pipes. The surrounding land has worn, leaving only the hard cores bulging. One of the most affected examples is Wolfang Peak on the southern side of the road from Clermont to Moranbah.