Albany Airport (Western Australia)
| Albany Regional Airport Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport |
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Albany Airport Entrance
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Albany Airport Sign
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| IATA: ALH – ICAO: YABA | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 233 ft / 71 m | ||||||||||||||
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Albany Regional Airport (IATA: ALH, ICAO: YABA) is an airport serving Albany, Western Australia.[2] It is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Albany just off Albany Highway and operated by the City of Albany.[2]
Also known as Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport, it is the largest airport in the Great Southern Region. The IATA airport code is sometimes listed as ABA and the ICAO airport code was previously YPAL.
The airport services 14 Virgin Australia flights per week transporting over 50,000 passengers per year. The Royal Flying Doctors Service, general charter flights and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flights are also serviced by the airport.[4]
Contents
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 233 ft (71 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,800 m × 30 m (5,906 ft × 98 ft) and 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,096 m × 30 m (3,596 ft × 98 ft).[2]
The airport is equipped with an instrument landing system that enables all-weather capability for passenger transport. The sealed 1,800 m (5,906 ft) runway is capable of allowing a Boeing 737 aircraft to land.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Regional Express Airlines | Perth (begins 28 February 2016)[6] |
| Virgin Australia Regional Airlines | Perth (ends 27 February 2016)[7] |
Statistics
Albany Airport was ranked 57th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.[1][3]
| Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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| 2001-02 |
32,351
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1,316
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| 2002-03 |
34,303
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1,344
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| 2003-04 |
37,462
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1,334
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| 2004-05 |
43,682
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1,416
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| 2005-06 |
49,824
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1,572
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| 2006-07 |
51,186
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1,614
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| 2007-08 |
57,401
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1,817
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| 2008-09 |
52,805
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1,802
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| 2009-10 |
52,535
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1,780
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| 2010-11 |
56,002
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1,810
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 YABA – Albany (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 3 March 2016, Aeronautical Chart
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
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- ↑ http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/11/rex-named-as-preferred-tenderer-for-two-wa-govt-contracts/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
