Live flights over Mackay Airport (MKY)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 40 departures and 37 arrivals at Mackay Airport, 39 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Brisbane (BNE), Townsville (TSV) and Rockhampton (ROK). The airline seen most often is QantasLink.
Airport data
- IATA code
- MKY
- ICAO code
- YBMK
- City
- Mackay
- Region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Coordinates
- -21.17082, 149.18259
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Mackay Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Mackay.
Seen by the network
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| Sat 24 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Brisbane BNE 31 flights
- Townsville TSV 5 flights
- Rockhampton ROK 3 flights
Airlines
- QantasLinkQLK 27
- Virgin AustraliaVOZ 16
- Jetstar AirwaysJST 2
Aircraft
- Embraer E190 E190 17
- Boeing 737-800 B738 14
- Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 DH8D 10
- EC35 9
- B350 6
- A109 4
- AS50 4
- LJ60 4
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Mackay Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/-21.17082/lon/149.18259/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Mackay right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Mackay Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Mackay: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of MKY, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Mackay Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were QantasLink, Virgin Australia and Jetstar Airways.
What are the main connections from Mackay Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Brisbane (BNE, 31), Townsville (TSV, 5) and Rockhampton (ROK, 3). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Mackay? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Mackay Airport? +
Mackay Airport has IATA code MKY and ICAO code YBMK. It lies in Queensland, Australia, at coordinates -21.17082, 149.18259.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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