Doomadgee Airport (DMD)

Departures from Doomadgee Airport (DMD) at a glance

• 3flights a day72nd busiest of 111 airports
• 2routes from here
• 1airline
• 11:35 – 17:40first and last00061218

Collected between 29 October 2026 and 31 October 2026. Not live — check with the airline before booking.

Doomadgee Airport (DMD) serves Doomadgee, a community on the Nicholson River in Queensland, about 100 km north-west of Burketown and 130 km east of the Northern Territory border, according to the Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council. Airservices Australia's aerodrome entry names the council as the aerodrome operator. The Queensland Government restricts alcohol in Doomadgee and sets the limit per person on foot or per vehicle, boat or aircraft.

What is listed at Doomadgee Airport

Airservices Australia's aerodrome entry for Doomadgee (issue of 3 September 2026) names Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council as the operator. Under passenger facilities it lists a public telephone in the terminal, and under handling services it records "Nil fuel".

The entry describes the aerodrome as a Security Controlled Airport. It also carries a remark that alcohol is restricted in Doomadgee Shire, that heavy penalties apply, and that special provisions apply for alcohol being transported on consignment, with restrictions that may vary from time to time.

Direct domestic flights recorded from Doomadgee Airport

Direct domestic flights recorded from Doomadgee Airport go to the places below, each flown by Rex.

Destination	Airport	Airline recorded
Mount Isa	Mount Isa Airport (ISA)	Rex
Mornington Island	Mornington Island Airport (ONG)	Rex

Queensland Government regulation of the Rex service

Doomadgee is on one of the regional air routes that the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads regulates, and Rex operates it. In general, the department says it regulates services where demand is too low for the route to be commercially viable for operators, and its current regional aviation contracts now expire on 31 December 2027. It also says its service delivery partners "control all operational matters, including check-in, boarding, in-flight services and baggage services".

Flying Rex from Doomadgee

Check-in, boarding and identification

Rex's check-in page says the airport check-in desk closes 30 minutes before scheduled departure at regional Queensland airports other than Burketown, and Rex recommends presenting checked bags 60 minutes before. The boarding gate closes 15 minutes before departure at regional airports, and a passenger not ready at the gate by then is excluded from boarding and forfeits the fare. Web check-in opens 48 hours and closes 60 minutes before scheduled departure, but passengers with special requirements must check in at the airport.

Rex's Travel Requirements page asks passengers aged 18 and over for an acceptable form of identification (ID), with the name matching the booking, and a passenger without photographic ID can show two forms of non-photographic ID instead. Passengers aged 17 or under need no ID when travelling with, or presented at check-in by, an identifiable guardian.

Baggage and boarding by stairs

Rex states its regional allowances for services operated by the Saab 340 turboprop: 7 kg of carry-on baggage on all fares, and 15 kg checked on Promo and Saver fares or 23 kg on Flex. Carry-on bags may be weighed and measured, and a bag over the limit at the gate is offloaded and sent on the next available flight, for you to collect at the airport. Check Rex's baggage page before you pack.

Rex's accessibility plan describes boarding the Saab 340 by the aircraft stairs, and Rex says its Saab 340 cargo compartment "has only a very limited capacity". Rex also reserves the right to offload checked bags within the allowance when the aircraft is restricted in the baggage it can carry.

Special assistance and disruption

Rex says some airports in Queensland cannot cater for passengers who need its Disabled Passenger Lifter, and asks passengers who cannot climb the aircraft stairs to call its Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13 before booking. It asks for special requirements at least 48 hours before departure, and wheelchair and mobility device passengers at Queensland regional airports other than Burketown check in no later than 60 minutes before departure.

Rex's conditions of carriage name inclement weather among the events beyond its control, and say times of arrival and departure are not guaranteed. When Rex cancels, it may offer a seat on another flight that day or another day, other transport such as a bus, or a flight to the nearest alternative Rex port; if Rex changes the flight schedule or cancels the flight booked, its conditions say the passenger may decide to cancel the ticket and obtain a full refund. Rex also warns that, with the limited facilities at some regional airports, refreshments may not always be available during a delay.

Alcohol rules in Doomadgee

The restricted area and the limit

The Queensland Government's Doomadgee alcohol restrictions page says the restricted area is the Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire, including all public and private places, and both banks and the bed of the Nicholson River where it is next to the community area. The restricted area does not include Old Doomadgee.

The most alcohol a person can have in the restricted area is 22.5 litres (2 cartons of 30 x 375 ml cans) of light or mid-strength beer with less than 4% alcohol concentration, and no wine and no spirits. The page says: "This amount is per person on foot or per vehicle, boat or aircraft regardless of the number of people in it." No homebrew or homebrew equipment is allowed in the restricted area.

Vehicles found carrying alcohol above the set quantity in the restricted area may be confiscated, and it is an offence to attempt to bring alcohol above that quantity into the area. The Queensland Government's page on travelling in restricted areas says police may take a vehicle, including a car, boat or plane, used to bring alcohol into a restricted area. The Queensland Government says penalties apply to all people living in, travelling through, visiting or working in the restricted area, and the aerodrome entry gives 13 QGOV (13 74 68) for further information.

Travelling through on the Savannah Way

The Queensland Government names the Savannah Way and the Doomadgee Roadhouse as specified roads and facilities where a bona fide traveller exemption may apply for people travelling through the restricted area. It defines a bona fide traveller as someone, including a tourist, who can prove their destination is not in the restricted area.

The Queensland Government says a bona fide traveller may be able to carry more than the limit on those roads and public facilities, but only if the alcohol is secured in the vehicle, cannot be seen from outside it and is not removed from it while on a specified road or using a specified public facility. The traveller must not drink it within the restricted area, and cannot stop within the restricted area other than at the prescribed public facilities unless it is an emergency such as a breakdown. All other roads and facilities in Doomadgee are subject to the restrictions.

Doomadgee and its people

Traditional Owners

The council says the traditional homelands of the Gangalidda and the Waanyi people lie in and around the Doomadgee Shire. Garrawa and Yunjulla people also live in Doomadgee, and in the council's words "a range of people from Indigenous nations across Australia have made Doomadgee their home". The council says many residents are Traditional Owners of the lands in the region.

From the mission to the shire

The original mission, known as Old Doomadgee, was established in 1931 close to the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria, the council says. After a cyclone, the mission moved in 1936 to its current site on the Nicholson River. The Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council was established in July 2010 under the Local Government Act 2009.

The council describes Doomadgee as a Deed of Grant in Trust community covering 186,300 hectares. It puts the town 630 km by road from Mount Isa.

The Dirriwaldi sculpture and the Savannah Way Art Trail

On 22 November 2022, CQUniversity reported that permanent artworks had been installed in towns as part of the Savannah Way Art Trail, Doomadgee among them, made in consultation with local government, community and "First Nations artists", in the report's words. Its report said travellers passing through Doomadgee would be greeted by a large sculpture signalling the importance of the Dirriwaldi fish to the Doomadgee community.

The report gives an artist's explanation that the striped bait fish is endemic to the Doomadgee Shire region and common to all local Traditional Owner groups. The work was inspired by the waters of the Nicholson River, which the report described as a source of food and livelihood for the people of Doomadgee.

Where to stay and what is in town

The council runs the Doomadgee Guest House at 13 Potter Street, and its guest house page gives the phone number (07) 4745 8235. The council's business directory also lists a bakery on Sharpe Street and Gidgee Healing, a medical service on Reid Street.

The council's directory lists the Doomadgee Roadhouse under the name Doomadgee Road House and says it is open 7 days for accommodation, fuel, car and four-wheel-drive hire, takeaway, drinks, toilets, ice, groceries and fishing gear, and that it has an automatic teller machine (ATM). The roadhouse says it is located as you arrive into Doomadgee, at Goodeedawa Road and the corner of the Savannah Highway, and its listed phone number is (07) 4745 8298.

Commonwealth aviation security rules

Commonwealth screening rule for air services

The Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC) 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

Home Affairs liquids, aerosols and gels restrictions

The Department of Home Affairs applies its liquids, aerosols and gels restrictions 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
• prior to boarding an inbound flight at its last point of departure before it reaches Australia

Where they apply, each container must be 100 mL or 100 g or less, and all containers must fit in one transparent, re-sealable plastic bag.

Questions about Doomadgee Airport

Who runs Doomadgee Airport?

Airservices Australia's aerodrome entry, issued on 3 September 2026, names Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council as the aerodrome operator.

What is the alcohol limit in Doomadgee?

The Queensland Government limit in the Doomadgee restricted area is 22.5 litres of light or mid-strength beer with less than 4% alcohol concentration, and no wine and no spirits. That amount is "per person on foot or per vehicle, boat or aircraft regardless of the number of people in it". Where a bona fide traveller exemption may apply on the Savannah Way and at the Doomadgee Roadhouse, it is for people who can prove their destination is not in the restricted area, and only on the conditions above.

Where can you hire a car in Doomadgee?

The council's business directory lists car and four-wheel-drive hire in the Doomadgee Roadhouse's own listing, at Goodeedawa Road and the corner of the Savannah Highway. Its listed phone number is (07) 4745 8298.

Does Doomadgee observe daylight saving?

No. Queensland does not observe daylight saving, and neither do Western Australia or the Northern Territory. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory do.