Dysart Airport

Dysart Airport
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Location Dysart, Queensland
Elevation AMSL 682 ft / 208 m
Coordinates 22°37′20″S 148°21′50″E / 22.62222°S 148.36389°E / -22.62222; 148.36389Coordinates: 22°37′20″S 148°21′50″E / 22.62222°S 148.36389°E / -22.62222; 148.36389
Map
YDYS

Location in Queensland

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,550 5,085 Paved
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Dysart Airport (IATA: DYA, ICAO: YDYS) is an airport near Dysart, Queensland with one 1,550 m (5,085 ft) runway. It is 682 ft (208 m) above sea level.[1]

Dysart Airport is privately owned by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance. On May 17, 2013 BMA closed the airport to all but Royal Flying Doctor Service & Medivac flights, at the time promising to reveal a reopening strategy to Dysart Aero Club members.[2]

As of February 2016, the airport remains closed to all but medical flights. In the latest edition of the ERSA, BMA has deregistered the airport.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 YDYS – Dysart (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 25 May 2017, Aeronautical Chart
  2. ↑ "Dysart airport closure may be forever".


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