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Drone Rules for Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) - Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach, Queensland (QLD)
• Australia
12 Air Whitsunday Rd, Airlie Beach QLD 4802, Australia
Lat: -20.2784 • Lng: 148.756
Rules Edit History: Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) - Airlie Beach
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May 29, 2026 7:33 AM
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• Added information about Airlie beach airstrip
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Your proposed rule edit has been approved. The added information about drone operation restrictions at Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) is now included in the rule. The flight status has been updated to 'Allowed', and the outline representing the restricted area has been added.
Sources
- https://www.casa.gov.au/knowyourdrone/drone-safety-appscasa.gov.au/drones/drone-rules/enforcement-and-penalties#Penalties — these pages have information about the area and the fines you can get for breaking the law
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- 5.5 km of Airlie beach airport
| Field | Before | After |
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| Flight status | Unknown | Allowed |
| Summary | — | you may fly your drone but if an aircraft is spotted then you must land. to fly in the national parks you need permission from the QLD Goverment. max flight height is 120 meters |
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This area is within 3 nm (5.5 km) of airport without control tower or its approach or departure paths. You may fly here cautiously only if no manned aircraft are operating. Do not fly within the airfield boundary or approach/departure paths & land safely on noticing any manned operations.
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+ This area is within 3 nm (5.5 km) of airport without control tower or its approach or departure paths. You may fly here cautiously only if no manned aircraft are operating. Do not fly within the airfield boundary or approach/departure paths & land safely on noticing any manned operations.