Broken Hill Airport

Broken Hill Airport
IATA: BHQ – ICAO: YBHI
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Council of the City of Broken Hill
Location Broken Hill, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL 959 ft / 292 m
Coordinates 32°00′06″S 141°28′18″E / 32.00167°S 141.47167°E / -32.00167; 141.47167Coordinates: 32°00′06″S 141°28′18″E / 32.00167°S 141.47167°E / -32.00167; 141.47167
Website www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au
Map
YBHI

Location in New South Wales

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,515 8,251 Asphalt
14/32 1,000 3,281 Grass
Statistics (2010-11[1])
Passengers 63,098
Aircraft movements 2,846

Broken Hill Airport (IATA: BHQ, ICAO: YBHI) is an airport located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast[2] of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

The airport currently is used as a base of operations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South-Eastern section thus making it a very important hub for this service.

It is also used extensively by the mining industry.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Regional Express Adelaide, Dubbo, Sydney, Mildura, Melbourne

Statistics

Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.[3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Broken Hill[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001-02
28,287
1,998
2002-03
29,168
2,215
2003-04
34,457
2,313
2004-05
39,281
2,412
2005-06
43,631
2,441
2006-07
48,405
2,453
2007-08
59,561
2,841
2008-09
55,809
2,738
2009-10
60,469
2,682
2010-11
63,098
2,846

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. 1 2 YBHI – Broken Hill (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014
  3. 1 2 3 "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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