St Helens Airport

Not to be confused with Saint Helena Airport.

St Helens Airport
IATA: HLS ICAO: YSTH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Break O'Day Council
Location	St Helens, Tasmania
Elevation AMSL	158 ft / 48 m
Coordinates	41°20′12″S 148°16′54″E
Maps
YSTH Location in Tasmania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,070 3,510 Gravel
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

St Helens Airport (IATA: HLS, ICAO: YSTH) is a small Australian regional airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east^[1] of St Helens on the north-east coast of Tasmania.

The airport is commonly used to transport fresh seafood from the east coast to the Australian mainland. The airport also has a small flying school and scenic flights also operate out of the airport. The airport has one unsealed runway and a NDB beacon on 392 kHz.

See also

• List of airports in Tasmania

References

1. YSTH – St Helens (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart