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Barcaldine Airport (BCI)
Departures from Barcaldine Airport (BCI) at a glance
- 1flight a day108th busiest of 111 airports
- 1route from here
- 1airline
- 14:25the only departure
Collected 11 October 2026. Not live — check with the airline before booking.
Barcaldine Airport (BCI) serves the town of Barcaldine in central west Queensland. Barcaldine Regional Council runs it, and the council's aerodromes page places the airport in Myall Street.
This site's schedule records show direct flights with Qantas to Longreach.
What Barcaldine Airport is
The council describes the airport as a registered public transport facility served by Qantas, and says the Royal Flying Doctor Service also services the local community on a call out basis. Airservices Australia's aerodrome entry for Barcaldine, in its 3 September 2026 edition, names the council as the aerodrome operator.
The council lists runway 01/19 as sealed, 1,702 metres long and 30 metres wide. Runway 14/32 is 1,115 metres long and partly sealed, with the remainder unsealed.
Direct domestic flights recorded from Barcaldine Airport
Direct domestic flights recorded from Barcaldine Airport go to the place below, with the airline recorded on the route.
| Destination | Airport | Airline recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Longreach | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Qantas |
Queensland Government regulation of the Qantas service
Transport and Main Roads (TMR), part of the Queensland Government, lists the Qantas service at Barcaldine among the long-distance air services it regulates, with Qantas as the operator from 1 January 2022. It describes regulation as applying where demand is too low for a route to be commercially viable for the operators, and adds that the arrangement gives regional Queensland communities capped maximum fares. TMR puts the end of the current regional aviation contracts at 31 December 2027, so travel booked beyond that date is worth checking against TMR's current information.
TMR also says its service delivery partners control all operational matters, including check-in, boarding, in-flight services and baggage services. For bookings it gives the Qantas number, 13 13 13.
Qantas check-in for domestic flights
Qantas says check-in in the Qantas App and online opens 24 hours before the flight, and that online check-in for Australian domestic flights is available until 30 minutes before the flight leaves. Its eligibility table lets Qantas customers use the Qantas App and online check-in when there is no connecting flight. Qantas's general rule for Australian domestic flights is that airport check-in opens from two hours before departure.
Security at Barcaldine Airport
In its remarks, the Airservices Australia aerodrome entry says Barcaldine is a Security Controlled Airport.
Commonwealth screening rule for air services
The Commonwealth's Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre says an air service that operates open charter or a regular public transport operation must be aviation security screened if it:
- uses aircraft with a seating capacity of 40 or more persons
- operates from an Australian designated, tier 1 or tier 2 security controlled airport
- uses any aircraft departing from the same apron as a screened air service operating at a designated airport
These are separate points in a general Commonwealth rule, not a ruling on Barcaldine Airport.
Home Affairs liquids, aerosols and gels restrictions
The Department of Home Affairs page on what you can and cannot bring says each container must be 100 mL, 100 g or less, and that all containers must fit in one transparent, re-sealable plastic bag. It says the restrictions apply in these situations:
- when departing Australia
- when transiting through Australia from one country to another
- when travelling on the domestic leg of a flight departing from an Australian international terminal
- before boarding an inbound flight at its last point of departure before it reaches Australia
Getting to Barcaldine
By road, the council's tourism site says the Barcaldine Region can be reached via the Capricorn, Matilda and Landsborough Highways, and from the north via the Torrens Creek Road. The Australian Workers Heritage Centre, on the main street of Barcaldine, puts itself about an hour's drive from Longreach.
The council's tourism site lists a local hire car company, Barcaldine Car Hire, open on weekdays and on Saturday mornings and closed on Sundays, so a Sunday arrival cannot count on it. The same site lists Barcaldine News and Travel as an agent for Qantas and Queensland Rail, on 07 4651 1104.
Barcaldine town and the Tree of Knowledge
The council's tourism site calls Barcaldine the "Garden City of the West". It says the name comes from the Oban region in Scotland and is pronounced bar-call-din, and suggests saying "Barcy" if you are unsure.
The Tree of Knowledge
The Tree of Knowledge site on Oak Street, in the centre of Barcaldine, was inscribed on the National Heritage List on 26 January 2006. The Australian Government's heritage listing says the site marks the first significant labour struggle in Australia's history, as the 10 metre Ghost Gum was the meeting place for shearers during their unsuccessful 1891 strike. It also records the formation of the Labour Electoral Leagues, which later became the Labour Party and eventually the Australian Labor Party.
The tree grew outside the railway station on Oak Street until it was poisoned in 2006, according to the Australian Workers Heritage Centre, and it did not recover. A memorial opened on the site on 2 May 2009: a cube of recycled timber batons suspended from a glass-covered roof. The centre says the best view of the memorial is at night, when special lighting is on.
The Australian Workers Heritage Centre
The Australian Workers Heritage Centre is at 127 Oak Street. It lists its museum, its shop and Cafe 1891 as open Tuesday to Saturday, and closed on the King's Birthday holiday. It asks visitors to follow its announcements for trading hours updates, and welcomes dogs on a lead.
The Barcaldine Visitor Information Centre is at 149 Oak Street, on 07 4651 1724.
Questions about Barcaldine Airport
Who runs Barcaldine Airport?
Barcaldine Regional Council runs the airport. For further information, the council gives its Barcaldine Administration Office on 07 4651 5600.
Where is Barcaldine Airport?
The council places Barcaldine Airport in Myall Street, Barcaldine, in central west Queensland.
Does Barcaldine observe daylight saving?
No. Barcaldine is in Queensland, which does not observe daylight saving, and nor do Western Australia and the Northern Territory. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory do.