Townsville Airport – TSV
Townsville Airport is a regional airport located in Garbutt, Queensland. It serves the city of Townsville, Queensland and its neighboring areas. Owned by the Department of Defense, it is operated by the Queensland Airport Limited. The airport is also referred to as the Townsville International Airport and also as the Garbutt Airport, in reference to its location. Its airport code is TSV. In addition to being a common use civilian facility, the airport also shares access with the RAAF Base Townsville. It has the distinction of being the first Australian regional airport to have been granted international airport status.
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The first airport in what is now Townsville Airport was built in the 1920s. In 1940, the civilian airport was built alongside the RAAF Base Townsville. Some of the passenger airlines that cater to this airport include Airnorth, Alliance Airlines, Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Qantas Link. It is also an important cargo hub and is served by the Australian Air Express, HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, and Toll Priority. Townsville Airport has an integrated terminal building with domestic arrivals on one end and international arrivals on the other. In 2015, development plans were announced in a bit to modernize the facilities.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Mercure Townsville is a 4-star hotel located near the airport and is just an 8-minute drive away. The hotel is also close to local attractions like the Reef Headquarters Aquarium. Another property is the Rambutan Resort, a 5-star hotel that features a beautiful outdoor swimming pool. It is located 3.3 miles from the airport.
An alternate airport to Townsville Airport is the Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast Airport.
On this page it is easy to search for Townsville, QLD, Australia airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels,
resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Townsville, QLD, Australia (TSV) airport
area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the TSV airport.
Most of these TSV
hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed
and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Townsville, QLD, Australia
motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of.
Some of the main attractions in the area around the TSV airport are Magnetic Island Golf Course, Anderson Park Botanical Gardens, and Magnetic Island Ferry Terminal.
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FAQs
What are the most common amenities for Townsville, QLD, Australia TSV airport hotels?
Airport hotels have useful amenities for frequent travelers like free TSV airport shuttle service, 24 hour in-room dinning,
late check-in and check-out and free breakfast. For business traveler amenities like
free wifi and meeting rooms are helpful. Most common amenities are Vending Machines, Complimentary Breakfast
and Complimentary Breakfast.
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