Newman Airport

Newman Airport
IATA: ZNE – ICAO: YNWN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Shire of East Pilbara
Location		Newman, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL		1,724 ft / 525 m
Coordinates		23°25′04″S 119°48′10″E / 23.41778°S 119.80278°E / -23.41778; 119.80278Coordinates: 23°25′04″S 119°48′10″E / 23.41778°S 119.80278°E / -23.41778; 119.80278
Map
YNWN Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
05/23	2,072	6,798	Asphalt
Statistics (2010/11[1])
Passengers			221,104
Aircraft movements			3,008
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE[3]

Newman Airport (IATA: ZNE, ICAO: YNWN) is an airport near Newman, Western Australia. Situated 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) southeast^[2] from the town, it is the most ready form of transport between Perth and Newman.

The airport is owned and maintained by the Shire of East Pilbara.^[4] Newman's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of light aircraft, QantasLink and Virgin Australia flights. QantasLink and Virgin Australia fly RPT flights to Perth only (with the exception of their regular charter flights) whereas the lighter aircraft^[5] fly to outer communities as well as to Port Hedland and other Pilbara towns. Qantas is scheduled to begin flights to Sydney on 5 June 2012.^[6] The flight time between Newman and Perth is approximately 1:45 (jet).

Events

Drag races were held on the airport runway annually. However due to increasing demand on the airport, drag races will no longer be held here.^[7]

Expansion project (2008)

As of 2008 the airport is undergoing an expansion project to improve both customer service and services to the airlines that use the airport.^[8]

The new terminal building will provide improved services such as conveyors in a new undercover baggage collection area, and a larger waiting room. The facility is being funded by the Shire of East Pilbara. Completion is estimated by early-2009.^[9]

The new tarmac will be able to support Boeing 737-800 aircraft as well as the current Boeing 717 aircraft making a total capacity of four aircraft. In addition, half of the previously existing tarmac will be reserved purely for the lighter aircraft. The tarmac was completed in mid-2008.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Newman Airport was ranked 28th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.^[1][3]

Operations

Busiest domestic routes into and out of Newman Airport
(FY 2011^[1])^[10]

Rank	Airport	Passengers carried	% change
1	Western Australia, Perth Airport	219,622	20.6

See also

• List of airports in Western Australia

References

External links

• Newman Airport

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