Broome International Airport

Broome International Airport
IATA: BMEICAO: YBRM
BME
Location of airport in Western Australia
Summary
Airport type Public
Location Broome, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL 56 ft / 17 m
Website http://www.broomeair.com.au
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 8,064 2,458 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Broome International Airport (IATA: BMEICAO: YBRM) is a regional airport located at Broome, Australia.

Broome International Airport is the regional hub of the northwestern part of Western Australia. It is considered the gateway to the Kimberley. In the year ending 30 June 2009 the airport handled 391 914 passengers. It is ranked the 20th busiest airport in Australia.

From November 18, 2010 Broome International became a Class D non-radar controlled aerodrome which means that aircraft are separated by air traffic controllers based on estimates provided by pilots and reporting their distances and altitudes from the airfield.

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Airnorth Darwin, Karratha [3], Kununurra, Port Hedland
Golden Eagle Airlines Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek
Qantas Perth
Seasonal: Brisbane [4], Melbourne, Sydney
Skywest Airlines Darwin, Kununnurra, Perth, Port Hedland
Seasonal: Denpasar/Bali, Exmouth
Virgin Australia Perth
Seasonal: Adelaide

Operations

Busiest Domestic Routes out of Broome Airport
(Year Ending September 2010)[5]
Rank Airport Passengers carried  % Change
1 Perth Airport 323,400 1.3

Accidents and incidents

References