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 MacAir’s 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.