Carnarvon Airport (Western Australia)

Carnarvon Airport
Regional Express Airlines passenger terminal
IATA: CVQ ICAO: YCAR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	N/A
Operator	Shire of Carnarvon
Serves	Carnarvon, Western Australia
Location	Carnarvon, Western Australia
Elevation  AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	24°52′50″S113°40′20″E / 24.88056°S 113.67222°E / -24.88056; 113.67222
Website	www.carnarvon.wa.gov.au/Carnarvon-Airport
Map
YCAR Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,679 5,509 Asphalt 18/36 1,140 3,740 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

Carnarvon Airport( IATA : CVQ, ICAO : YCAR) is an airport at Carnarvon, Western Australia. The airport is publicly owned, meaning that the local government, Shire of Carnarvon, controls it.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Rex Airlines	Monkey Mia, Perth
National Jet Express (Operated by Rex Airlines using Q400 aircraft)	Perth

Demand

Demand on the route is seasonal with it peaking during the summer season, although generally it is a low traffic route, which shares a flight from Perth to Shark Bay as a stop before departing for Carnarvon. Due to increased demand Rex Airlines charters the use of National Jet Express Q400s on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to manage the demand, rather than using their own Saab 340 aircraft which have lower capacity.

Former Airlines

The following airlines have served this airport in the past:

• Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (formerly known as Skywest)
• Skippers Aviation
• Ansett

See also

• List of airports in Western Australia
• Aviation transport in Australia

References

1. YCAR – Carnarvon  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 4 September 2025, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine