Getting There
Birdsville boasts a 1,732 m bitumen airstrip and a 1,200 m brown
silt clay cross strip. The Birdsville Hotel is located directly
opposite the airstrip.
Birdsville
is serviced by four flights a week on Skytrans Brisbane – Mount Isa
circuit. Flights arrive from Brisbane each Monday and Thursday,
travelling on to Mount Isa. The return flight Mount Isa – Birdsville –
Brisbane operates each Tuesday and Friday.
West Wing Aviation
provides a weekly mail plane service from Port Augusta each Wednesday,
returning on Thursday. Limited passenger seats are available.