Quilpie Airport

Quilpie Airport
IATA: ULP – ICAO: YQLP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Quilpie Shire Council
Serves	Quilpie, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL	655 ft / 200 m
Coordinates	26°36′31″S 144°15′26″E / 26.60861°S 144.25722°E / -26.60861; 144.25722Coordinates: 26°36′31″S 144°15′26″E / 26.60861°S 144.25722°E / -26.60861; 144.25722
Map
YQLP Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,493 4,898 Composite 18/36 1,070 3,510 Clay
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Quilpie Airport (IATA: ULP, ICAO: YQLP) is an airport serving Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.^[1] It is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Quilpie and operated by the Quilpie Shire Council.^[1] The airport received $242,666 for security upgrades from the Australian Government in 2006.^[2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 655 ft (200 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 09/27 with a composite surface measuring 1,493 m × 30 m (4,898 ft × 98 ft) and 18/36 with a clay surface measuring 1,070 m × 30 m (3,510 ft × 98 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Services are operated under contract to the Government of Queensland and will be taken over by Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.^[3]

See also

• List of airports in Queensland

References

1. 1 2 3 4 YQLP – Quilpie (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014, Aeronautical Chart
2. ↑ "Australia upgrades airport security". Urban Development Asia. 2006-03-08. Archived from the original on 2006-11-28. 
3. ↑ "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 15 October 2014. 

External links

• Accident history for ULP at Aviation Safety Network

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