Hamilton Island Airport

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Hamilton Island Airport
IATA: HTI - ICAO: YBHM
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator N/A
Serves Hamilton Island (Queensland)
Elevation AMSL 15 ft (5 m)
Coordinates 20°21′29″S, 148°57′06″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,591 1,704 Asphalt

Hamilton Island Airport (IATA: HTIICAO: YBHM) is the primary airport of the Whitsunday Islands Group, and airport of Hamilton Island. The airport is settled on mostly reclaimed land and due the island's tourism status, is occupied mostly and favoured by Australia's only two low-cost airlines, Jetstar Airways and Virgin Blue.

The Airport suffered heavily in 2001 with the demise of Ansett Australia and a year later in 2002 when a light aircraft crashed shortly after take off, killing 5 people, which closed the airport for a few days.

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