Weipa Airport

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Weipa Airport
Weipa airport departure lounge
IATA: WEI – ICAO: YWBP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Rio Tinto Aluminium Weipa
Location Weipa, Queensland
Elevation AMSL 63 ft / 19 m
Coordinates 12°40′43″S 141°55′31″E / 12.67861°S 141.92528°E / -12.67861; 141.92528Coordinates: 12°40′43″S 141°55′31″E / 12.67861°S 141.92528°E / -12.67861; 141.92528
Map
YWBP
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,645 5,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2010-11[1])
Passengers 58,888
Aircraft movements 1,144
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] BITRE[3]

Weipa Airport (IATA: WEI, ICAO: YBWP) is an airport in Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the town.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Qantas operated by QantasLink Cairns
Skytrans Cairns, Mt Isa

Statistics

Weipa Airport was ranked 55th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Weipa[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001-02
29,120
835
2002-03
31,427
931
2003-04
38,248
1,101
2004-05
43,482
1,274
2005-06
45,059
1,274
2006-07
47,302
1,514
2007-08
54,476
1,782
2008-09
59,992
1,635
2009-10
54,196
1,212
2010-11
58,888
1,144

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 YBWP – Weipa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 14 November 2013, Aeronautical Chart
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.  Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"

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