Lord Howe Island Airport

Lord Howe Island Airport
NASA image of Lord Howe Island
IATA: LDH – ICAO: YLHI
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Lord Howe Island Council
Serves Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL 17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates
Map
YLHI
Location of airport on map of Oceania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 886 2,908 Asphalt
Source: Australian AIP[1]

Lord Howe Island Airport (IATA: LDH[2], ICAO: YLHI) is a regional and international airport providing air transportation to Lord Howe Island,[1] a dependency of New South Wales, Australia. Lord Howe Island is located in the Tasman Sea, 600 kilometres (370 mi) east of mainland Port Macquarie. The airport is operated by the Lord Howe Island Council.[1]

Contents

Light aircraft transit

Lord Howe Island is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Located 600 km (324 NM) to the west is the Australian mainland, and 900 km (486 NM) to the east is Norfolk Island Airport which is within range of New Zealand to the southeast and New Caledonia to the north. These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distances are not. From New Caledonia, other Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can be used as further 'stepping stones' to the other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 17 feet (5 m) above mean sea level and has one runway which measures 886 by 30 metres (2,907 × 98 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Qantas operated by QantasLink Brisbane, Sydney
Seasonal: Port Macquarie

Incidents

On April 20, 2009 the runway was damaged by heavy rains of 230 mm (9.1 inches) in three hours,[3] leaving 100 tourists stuck on the island.

Statistics

Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 revenue passengers during financial year 2009-2010,[4] ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia.

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Lord Howe Island Airport[4]
Year Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001-02
25,674
1,014
2002-03
25,605
1,046
2003-04
26,647
1,063
2004-05
26,769
1,099
2005-06
30,736
1,219
2006-07
32,454
1,250
2007-08
34,736
1,302
2008-09
33,442
1,276
2009-10
33,385
1,245

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d YLHI – LORD HOWE ISLAND (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 17 November 2011
  2. ^ Airport information for Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (LDH / YLHI) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "SES to assist in Lord Howe 'disaster zone'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. April 21, 2009. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/21/2548078.htm. 
  4. ^ a b "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2009-10". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). June 2010. http://www.bitre.gov.au/info.aspx?ResourceId=191&NodeId=96. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 

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