Richmond Aerodrome (RCM)

Departures from Richmond Aerodrome (RCM) at a glance

• 2flights a day81st busiest of 111 airports
• 2routes from here
• 1airline
• 10:35 – 15:20first and last00061218

Collected between 29 October 2026 and 30 October 2026. Not live — check with the airline before booking.

Richmond Aerodrome (RCM) is the airport for Richmond, the administrative centre of the Richmond Shire in north Queensland. Richmond Shire Council runs it, and the council's aerodrome page puts it on Airport Road, 3 km from the centre of Richmond. The town is home to Kronosaurus Korner, a marine fossil museum the Shire manages, and to fossil hunting sites north of town that can be used with a permit.

Richmond Aerodrome's terminal and Airservices entry

The council describes an air-conditioned terminal with amenities. Airservices Australia's aerodrome entry (issue of 3 September 2026) names Richmond Shire Council as the operator and lists Richmond as a security controlled airport. Under passenger facilities it lists a public telephone, toilets and a passenger lounge, and it shows runway 09/27 with runway edge lighting.

Funding for a Richmond Airstrip upgrade

On 31 July 2025 the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) named a Richmond Airstrip upgrade by Richmond Shire Council among the projects funded under the Crucial Access Links Program. The program is an investment by the Australian and Queensland Governments, funded through efficiencies realised under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, and its stated aim is to ensure communities susceptible to isolation can remain connected and receive essential supplies during natural disasters.

Direct domestic flights recorded from Richmond Aerodrome

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

Destination	Airport	Airline recorded
Hughenden	Hughenden Airport (HGD)	Rex
Julia Creek	Julia Creek Airport (JCK)	Rex

Queensland Government regulation of the Rex service

Richmond is on the Northern 2 regulated air route of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, with Rex as the operator. Across Queensland, the department says it regulates services where demand is too low for a route to be commercially viable for operators. It has exercised an optional extension, and the current regional aviation contracts now expire on 31 December 2027.

Flying Rex from Richmond Aerodrome

Check-in, boarding and identification

At regional Queensland airports other than Burketown, Rex closes its airport check-in desk 30 minutes before scheduled departure, and it recommends handing in checked bags 60 minutes before. The boarding gate closes 15 minutes before departure at regional airports, and Rex says a passenger who is not ready at the gate by that time is excluded from boarding and forfeits the fare. Web check-in opens 48 hours before scheduled departure and closes 60 minutes before, though 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. Two forms of non-photographic ID are accepted from a passenger without photographic ID, and so are electronic copies on a device. Passengers aged 17 or under need no ID when they travel with, or are presented at check-in by, an identifiable guardian.

Baggage and cabin space

For regional services operated by the Saab 340 turboprop, Rex's baggage page currently allows 7 kg of carry-on baggage on all fares, and 15 kg or 23 kg of checked baggage depending on the fare. Carry-on bags may be weighed and measured, and a bag over the limit at the gate is offloaded, carried as checked baggage on the next available flight, and left for the passenger to collect from the airport on arrival. Rex advises anyone unsure of a bag's size or weight to have Rex staff test it before check-in closes.

Rex's access plan describes the Saab 340 as a single-aisle aircraft with one seat on the left of the aisle and two on the right in each row, though some aircraft have four seats in the rear row. Rex says its Saab 340 cargo compartment "has only a very limited capacity", and it reserves the right to offload checked bags within the allowance when the aircraft is restricted in the baggage it can carry.

Aircraft stairs and special assistance

Rex's access plan has passengers boarding and leaving the Saab 340 by the aircraft stairs. Rex says some airports in Queensland cannot cater for passengers who need its Disabled Passenger Lifter, and it asks anyone who cannot climb the aircraft stairs to call its Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13 before booking. Special requirements should reach Rex 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.

When Rex flights are disrupted

Rex's conditions of carriage list inclement weather among the events beyond its control, and say times of arrival and departure are not guaranteed. When Rex cancels a flight, 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; when it changes or cancels the booked flight, the passenger may instead cancel the ticket for a full refund. Rex also says that, because some regional airports have limited facilities, refreshments may not always be available there during a delay.

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.

Ground transport at Richmond Aerodrome

The council's aerodrome page says Richmond has no taxi service or car hire, and asks travellers to make sure they have organised transport before flying to Richmond.

Kronosaurus Korner's visitor page also says Richmond has no car hire, while larger towns and cities nearby do.

Richmond town and its history

The University of Queensland's Queensland Places reference puts Richmond on the Flinders River and on the Flinders Highway and the Great Northern Railway, 110 km west of Hughenden. It describes the town as close to the geographic centre of north Queensland.

The same reference says William Landsborough explored the district in 1862, and the township was surveyed in 1882 at a coach stopover on the route to the Woolgar goldfield. Goldring Street, where Kronosaurus Korner and the council office both stand, is named for that coach route. The Great Northern Railway reached Richmond in 1904.

Kronosaurus Korner and the fossil sites

Kronosaurus Korner

Kronosaurus Korner is a marine fossil museum at 91-93 Goldring Street, phone 07 4719 3390. Its fossils are the 100 to 115 million year old remains of extinct marine reptiles, fishes, ammonites and squids from Australia's ancient inland sea. The museum opened in 1995 in the former Strand Theatre, a full-size replica of Kronosaurus queenslandicus stands outside, and a gift shop and cafe were added.

The museum's about page tells of the "Richmond Pliosaur", found on Marathon Station near Richmond in 1989, and of the skeleton of Kunbarrasaurus ieversi found on the same station three months later. Richmond Shire took over full management of the museum in 1999. Queensland Places records Kronosaurus remains found by a Harvard team in 1929.

Fossil Hunting Sites

Kronosaurus Korner puts its Fossil Hunting Sites 12 km north of Richmond, on fully sealed roads accessible to all vehicles, reached via Goldring Street, which becomes the Richmond Woolgar Road. A fossil hunting permit is required to use the sites, permits and a map and guide are available online, and camping is strictly prohibited there. Site 1 has a toilet, shelter and picnic table, and the deposits date from around 100 million years ago, when Richmond was covered by a shallow inland sea.

Kronosaurus Korner's page for Digging at Dawn describes a guided tour that typically takes around two hours and starts in the museum foyer, and says limited spaces are available, so bookings are essential.

Lake Fred Tritton and other sights

Kronosaurus Korner lists Lake Fred Tritton for swimming, skiing and canoeing, with a playground and water park, a walking path, a jetty, a boat ramp and barbecues. The lake is stocked with fish, and camping at the lake is strictly prohibited. The museum's list of Richmond sights also names the Bush Tucker Garden, the Cambridge Downs Heritage Display Centre, the Richmond War Memorial and the Pioneer Cemetery.

The council's tourism page lists Kronosaurus Korner, the Lakeview Caravan Park and Australia's Dinosaur Trail. The trail pass covers Kronosaurus Korner, the Flinders Discovery Centre in Hughenden, Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways and the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum.

Questions about Richmond Aerodrome

Who runs Richmond Aerodrome?

Richmond Shire Council, 65 Goldring Street, Richmond QLD 4822, phone 07 47 193 377.

How far is Richmond Aerodrome from town?

The aerodrome is on Airport Road, 3 km from the centre of Richmond. The council says Richmond has no taxi service or car hire, and asks travellers to organise transport before they fly in.

What passenger facilities does Richmond Aerodrome have?

The council describes an air-conditioned terminal with amenities. The Airservices aerodrome entry lists a public telephone, toilets and a passenger lounge.

Does Richmond observe daylight saving?

No. Richmond is in Queensland, which 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.