Hobart Airport has one 2.7 kilometre long runway (aligned north-west/south-east) that operates in both directions, depending on the wind at the time of take-off or landing.

The following video explains how runways are named and used.

The runway at Hobart Airport is called Runway 12/30.

Runway numbering reflects the runways’ orientation and correlates with degrees on a compass. Runway 30 is 300 degrees while Runway 12 is at 120 degrees.

Operations in a south-easterly direction use Runway 12, and operations in a north-westerly direction use Runway 30.

The image below shows the runway at Hobart, with:

• The yellow arrow pointing to Runway 12
• The white arrow pointing to Runway 30.

To learn more about the flight paths at Hobart Airport, take a look at our Hobart Airport Flight Paths page.