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 25°19′08″S, 152°52′49″E
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 after a proposed acquisition by Regional Express Airlines was terminated and an intention by QantasLink for the introduction of Brisbane services was announced.[1][2][3]

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 general aviation purposes.[4][5]

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Passenger airlines operating in Fraser Coast Airport
Airlines Destinations Terminal
Qantas
  • Sydney
  • Brisbane
 1
Virgin Blue Sydney 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sunshine Express pulls out of scheduled flights. Australian Broadcasting Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  2. ^ Rex Terminates Deal with Sunshine Express. Regional Express Holdings Limited. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  3. ^ QantasLink to Launch New Services to Hervey Bay and Biloela. Qantas Airways Limited. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  4. ^ Hervey Bay City Council - Airport Master Plan. Hervey Bay City Council. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  5. ^ Hervey Bay-Melbourne route sought. The Australian. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.

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