MCY · Maroochydore, Australia
Sunshine Coast Airport.
--:--:-- · AEST (UTC+10:00) · 26.5933° S, 153.0832° E
Sunshine Coast Airport
Airport in Queensland, Australia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MCY
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26918; ident YBSU; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
sunshinecoastairport.com.au
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Sunshine Coast Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MCY / YBSU
OurAirports ident
YBSU
GPS / local code
YBSU
ISO region
AU-QLD
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
sunshinecoastairport.com.au
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q903231
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--AEST · UTC+10:00
Time zone
AEST
Australia/Brisbane · UTC+10:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
97 km
Approximate distance to central Maroochydore.
Official source
sunshinecoastairport.com.auOfficial airport website listed in the airport facts snapshot
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Canberra
Languages
English
Currency
AUD ($)
Country area
7,692,024 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,186 ft / 2,800 m
Runway surface
ASPH
Opened / operator
1959 · Sunshine Coast Council
Owner / entity
Q903231
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Sunshine Coast Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Maroochydore, Australia. Maroochydore's built-up core sits roughly 97 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Australia/Brisbane (UTC+10:00, AEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY / YBSU) is at 26.5933° S, 153.0832° E, elevation 15 ft (5 m), serving Maroochydore, Australia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Maroochydore is in Australia (capital Canberra); regulated by Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); on Australia/Brisbane (AEST, UTC+10:00); working languages: English; currency: AUD ($).
Distance from central Maroochydore: 97 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MCY.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY / YBSU)
Sunshine Coast Airport · Airport in Queensland, Australia
Known label 1
YBMC
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MCY, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
YBSU · YBSU · AU-QLD
sunshinecoastairport.com.au · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
The airport is owned by Sunshine Coast Council and is the principal and only jet-capable airport serving the urban area of nearly 400,000 residents.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MCY; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Sunshine Coast Airport is an Australian international airport located in Marcoola, 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Maroochydore, roughly centrally located along the coast of the Sunshine Coast Region.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Sunshine Coast
sunshine-coast · 7.1 km from MCY
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 346,522 · city coordinates -26.6568, 153.0796
2. Maroochydore
maroochydore · 7.6 km from MCY
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 18,342 · city coordinates -26.6601, 153.0995
3. Buderim
buderim · 10 km from MCY
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 28,774 · city coordinates -26.6844, 153.0571
4. Caloundra
caloundra · 24 km from MCY
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 96,305 · city coordinates -26.8035, 153.1219
5. Caboolture
caboolture · 56 km from MCY
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 26,341 · city coordinates -27.0846, 152.9511
6. Morayfield
morayfield · 59 km from MCY
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 21,221 · city coordinates -27.1088, 152.9491
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BNE YBBN
Brisbane International Airport · Brisbane
88 km from MCY · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates -27.3842, 153.1170
2. WTB YBWW
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · Toowoomba
167 km from MCY · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 1,509 ft (460 m) · airport coordinates -27.5583, 151.7933
3. OOL YBCG
Gold Coast Airport · Gold Coast
180 km from MCY · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates -28.1660, 153.5066
Route-time reference set
1. MCY-BNE
Brisbane · 88 km · 57m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from MCY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MCY-WTB
Toowoomba · 167 km · 1h 3m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from MCY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MCY-OOL
Gold Coast · 180 km · 1h 4m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from MCY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,186 ft / 2,800 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
ASPH
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MCY.
Runway identifiers
13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BNE YBBN
Brisbane International Airport · Brisbane · 88 km from MCY
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 13 ft (4 m) · -27.3842, 153.1170
2. WTB YBWW
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · Toowoomba · 167 km from MCY
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 1,509 ft (460 m) · -27.5583, 151.7933
3. OOL YBCG
Gold Coast Airport · Gold Coast · 180 km from MCY
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 21 ft (6 m) · -28.1660, 153.5066
4. NTL YWLM
Newcastle Airport · Williamtown · 700 km from MCY
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 31 ft (9 m) · -32.7961, 151.8350
5. SYD YSSY
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot) · 838 km from MCY
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 21 ft (6 m) · -33.9461, 151.1770
6. CNS YBCS
Cairns International Airport · Cairns · 1319 km from MCY
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 10 ft (3 m) · -16.8789, 145.7495
Country and authority
MCY sits in Australia (Commonwealth of Australia), whose capital is Canberra. Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Oceania, Australia and New Zealand.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: AUD ($). MCY is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
MCY is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with YBMC. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Queensland, Australia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: The airport is owned by Sunshine Coast Council and is the principal and only jet-capable airport serving the urban area of nearly 400,000 residents. Location cue: Sunshine Coast Airport is an Australian international airport located in Marcoola, 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Maroochydore, roughly centrally located along the coast of the Sunshine Coast Region.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q903231 · Sunshine Coast Airport. Administrative area: Queensland · Sunshine Coast Region
Field and clock profile
Sunshine Coast Airport is a near sea-level field at 15 ft (5 m), positioned at 26.5933° S, 153.0832° E in the Southern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,186 ft / 2,800 m. The airport clock uses Australia/Brisbane (AEST, UTC+10:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Sunshine Coast is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.1 km. BNE Brisbane is the closest retained airport alternative at 88 km.
Country airport peers
MCY is compared with BNE Brisbane at 88 km, WTB Toowoomba at 167 km, OOL Gold Coast at 180 km, NTL Williamtown at 700 km, SYD Sydney (Mascot) at 838 km inside the retained Australia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
MCY-BNE Brisbane: 88 km, about 57m, +0h. MCY-WTB Toowoomba: 167 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. MCY-OOL Gold Coast: 180 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident YBSU backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. sunshinecoastairport.com.au is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,186 ft / 2,800 m
Runway identifiers
13/31
OurAirports classifies MCY as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
MCY (YBSU) is a near sea-level field at 15 ft (5 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MCY sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MCY's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,186 ft / 2,800 m and source surfaces recorded as ASPH.
Sunshine Coast Council is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MCY.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at sunshinecoastairport.com.au, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MCY
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MCY uses Australia/Brisbane (AEST, UTC+10:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Sunshine Coast Airport is about 97 km from central Maroochydore; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BNE Brisbane is the closest retained alternate at 88 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
sunshinecoastairport.com.au is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MCY inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MCY ranks #6 in the curated Australia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
MCY shares Australia/Brisbane with BNE Brisbane AU · CNS Cairns AU · OOL Gold Coast AU · WTB Toowoomba AU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MCY is 15 ft (5 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DCA 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · NGO 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · NGS 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · SDJ 15 ft (5 m) (0 ft delta) · AZI 16 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MCY's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BNE 88 km +0h · WTB 167 km +0h · OOL 180 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | BNE | 88 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Toowoomba | WTB | 167 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Gold Coast | OOL | 180 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MCY to BNE
Brisbane
Distance 88 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from MCY. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MCY to WTB
Toowoomba
Distance 167 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from MCY. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MCY to OOL
Gold Coast
Distance 180 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from MCY. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Maroochydore, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Brisbane is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Sunshine Coast Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MCY, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Sunshine Coast
sunshine-coast · 7.1 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Maroochydore
maroochydore · 7.6 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buderim
buderim · 10 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Caloundra
caloundra · 24 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Caboolture
caboolture · 56 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Morayfield
morayfield · 59 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gympie
gympie · 61 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Deception Bay
deception-bay · 67 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Narangba
narangba · 69 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Lakes
north-lakes · 70 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kallangur
kallangur · 74 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bracken Ridge
bracken-ridge · 81 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Sunshine Coast Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Brisbane (BNE), Toowoomba (WTB), Gold Coast (OOL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,186 ft / 2,800 m; identifiers 13/31.
- Runway surfaces: ASPH; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Sunshine Coast Council.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1959.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MCY. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Brisbane International AirportBNE
Brisbane · large airport
- Distance
- 88 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against BNE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportWTB
Toowoomba · large airport
- Distance
- 167 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,509 ft (460 m)
Compare against WTB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Gold Coast AirportOOL
Gold Coast · large airport
- Distance
- 180 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against OOL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) in?▾
Sunshine Coast Airport is in the Australia/Brisbane timezone (UTC+10:00, AEST).
What are the codes for Sunshine Coast Airport?▾
Sunshine Coast Airport uses IATA code MCY and ICAO code YBSU.
Where is Sunshine Coast Airport located?▾
Sunshine Coast Airport is located in Maroochydore, Australia at coordinates 26.5933° S, 153.0832° E, with an elevation of 15 ft (5 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Sunshine Coast Airport from central Maroochydore?▾
Sunshine Coast Airport sits roughly 97 km from the nearest mapped city center for Maroochydore.
Which route reference is most useful from MCY?▾
Brisbane (BNE) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Australia/Brisbane, and a +0h difference from MCY.
Which authority regulates MCY?▾
Sunshine Coast Airport sits inside Australia, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
What other airports in Australia are close peers to MCY?▾
MCY's curated peers in Australia on this site include BNE Brisbane, WTB Toowoomba, OOL Gold Coast, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Sunshine Coast Airport have?▾
Sunshine Coast Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,186 ft / 2,800 m; identifiers include 13/31.