Burnie Airport
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| Burnie Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BWT - ICAO: YWYY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Burnie Airport Corporation Pty Ltd | ||
| Serves | Burnie, Tasmania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 62 ft (19 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 5,413 | 1,650 | Asphalt |
| 05/23 | 3,898 | 1,188 | Gravel |
Burnie Airport (IATA: BWT, ICAO: YWYY), also called Wynyard Airport, is a small regional airport located in Wynyard near the town of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.
The airport is centrally located on Tasmania's North West Coast. Two airlines, Rex (Regional Express) and Tasair operate on the airport, flying to and from Melbourne, Hobart and King Island. Regional Express operate 5 flights per day using mostly Saab 340A's (8 aircraft in total) but sometimes Saab 340B and its Melbourne to Burnie route is one of its busiest. You can observe the Saabs starting up and running outdoors from as close as 30 m away on the western side of the terminal. The airport contains a shop, large windows and a terminal for Regional Express flights plus free car parking, car hire using relatively newer vehicles.
[edit] Airlines and Destinations
- Regional Express (Melbourne)
- Tasair (King Island, Hobart)
[edit] Virgin Blue
Devonport and Burnie Councils have both been vying for the attention of Virgin Blue[1]. Both airports currently only have one airline servicing them operating multiple flights daily to Melbourne(Rex in Burnie's case). Virgin Blue have investigated the potential for flying to both airports from Melbourne, yet if they were to fly to the north west Tasmanian coast, would only fly to one or the other. No official announcements have been made by Virgin Blue.
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