Hervey Bay Airport
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| Hervey Bay Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: HVB - ICAO: YHBA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Hervey Bay City Council | ||
| Serves | Hervey Bay, Queensland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 60 ft (18 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 6,561 | 2,000 | Asphalt |
Hervey Bay Airport (IATA: HVB, ICAO: YHBA) is the main airport for the city of Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia and the Fraser Coast region which incorporates the nearby cities of Maryborough and Bundaberg. The new airport opened in mid 2005, after the existing airfield underwent an $11.5 million upgrade which included the construction of a new terminal building and the extension of the existing 1500m runway to 2000m to accommodate jet services from Jetstar and Virgin Blue.
Up until September 2006, Sunshine Express Airlines provided daily services to the airport from Brisbane. The airline ceased all scheduled operations on the 1st of October 2006.
Currently, plans are underway to further upgrade the airport to handle more jet services from Sydney and possibly Melbourne. These plans involve the extension of the terminal to twice its current size, as well as a new cross runway (smaller than the main runway) to be used for smaller aircraft such as Qantaslink.
[edit] Airlines and Destinations
- Qantas
- operated by Jetstar (Sydney)
- operated by QantasLink (Brisbane)
- Virgin Blue (Sydney)
[edit] External links
- Hervey Bay Airport Industrial Park
- World Aero Data airport information for YHBA
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