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Dubbo City Airport (IATA: DBO[3], ICAO: YSDU), is a regional airport serving Dubbo, a city in the Australian state of New South Wales.[1] The airport is located 2 nautical miles (4 km) northwest of Dubbo and is operated by the Dubbo City Council.[1] It is also known as Dubbo Airport or Dubbo City Regional Airport.
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Airplanes began landing in Dubbo in the 1920s, though it wasn't until 1935 that land was purchased for an official airport. During World War II, the airport was reconstructed to be a military airport. The airport runway was redone by the Department of Civil Aviation in 1969, and a terminal was opened in 1970. The Dubbo City Council accepted ownership of the airport on July 1, 1970. The airport has been used for scheduled, charter, and freight services since then.
The airport resides at an elevation of 935 feet (285 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 05/23 measuring 1,708 by 45 metres (5,604 × 148 ft).11/29 measuring 1,067 by 18 metres (3,501 × 59 ft).[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| QantasLink | Sydney |
| Regional Express | Broken Hill, Sydney |
Dubbo was one of the twenty destinations looked at by Virgin Australia (formerly known as Virgin Blue) for services to Sydney using its new Embraer aircraft.[4] As of April 2011, Virgin Australia has not announced the launch of services to Dubbo. When Virgin Australia launched an advertising campaign for their Velocity Rewards scheme, they said "Why take a holiday in Dubbo when you've been dying to go to Vanuatu?". The city took offence at this statement saying that it was portraying Dubbo as a boring place. This incident occurred during the time of scouting. The airline subsequently withdrew the ad and apologised to the city.[5] In February 2011, the airline announced the purchase of 18 ATR 72 aircraft, with the chief aim of increasing presence in regional areas. This may see the airline launch services to Dubbo, as well as other regional airports.
Dubbo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.[2]
| Year | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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| 2001-02 |
104,197
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8,686
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| 2002-03 |
107,576(+3.2%)
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8,916(+2.6%)
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| 2003-04 |
128,560(+19.5%)
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10,236(+14.8%)
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| 2004-05 |
152,943(+19.0%)
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10,550(+3.1%)
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| 2005-06 |
155,805(+1.9%)
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10,826(+2.6%)
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| 2006-07 |
171,026(+9.8%)
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10,294(-4.9%)
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| 2007-08 |
189,883(+11.0%)
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9,470(-8.0%)
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| 2008-09 |
173,032(-8.9%)
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7,397(-21.9%)
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| 2009-10 |
171,339(-1.0%)
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6,627(-10.4%)
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