Townsville Airport is North Queensland’s regional hub, providing connections from Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, Cairns, Mount Isa, the Gold Coast and regional Queensland. Townsville Airport is serviced by a number of major airlines including Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Airnorth, Rex and Alliance. Townsville Airport operates the airport under a Joint User Agreement with the Department of Defence, with Townsville Airport leasing an area of 81 hectares of the airport for civil aviation purposes. As a joint user facility, the responsibility for planning and development of the Airport is shared by both the Department of Defence and Townsville Airport. Townsville Airport is 100% owned by Queensland Airports Limited (QAL). QAL is an Australian owned, Queensland based company and owns and operates Gold Coast, Townsville, Longreach and Mount Isa airports.
