Port Macquarie Airport

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Port Macquarie Airport (IATA: PQQ, ICAO: YPMQ) is an airport in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is 5 km from the city center and is owned and managed by the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. The airport has about 90,000 passengers and 30,000 aircraft landings annually.

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

• Qantas
  • QantasLink (Lord Howe Island [seasonal], Sydney)
• Brindabella Airlines (Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Newcastle)
• Virgin Blue (Sydney)

[edit] Virgin Blue

On 4 February 2008, Virgin Blue commenced direct scheduled services between Sydney and Port Macquarie. The flights operate daily in the morning. The service is conducted by an Embraer ERJ170 aircraft, and is the first scheduled jet service for the airport. Connections are offered to all major Australian cities via Sydney.

Competition by Virgin Blue resulted in a significant drop in fare prices for the Port Macquarie - Sydney route, where Qantas previously operated a monopoly after Hazelton Airlines ceased services in 2001. ^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Port Macquarie Airport

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