Albany Airport (Western Australia)
Albany Regional Airport Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 233 ft / 71 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°56′36″S 117°48′32″E / 34.94333°S 117.80889°ECoordinates: 34°56′36″S 117°48′32″E / 34.94333°S 117.80889°E | ||||||||||||||
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YABA Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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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 Royal Flying Doctors Service, general charter flights and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flights are also serviced by the airport.[4]
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 was previously equipped with an instrument landing system which has been decommissioned.[5] The sealed 1,800 m (5,906 ft) runway is capable of allowing a Boeing 737 aircraft to land.[6]
Airlines and destinations[]
Passenger[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Regional Express Airlines | Perth[7] |
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines | Perth Charter: Boolgeeda |
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 |
1,316
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2002-03 | 34,303 |
1,344
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2003-04 | 37,462 |
1,334
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2004-05 | 43,682 |
1,416
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2005-06 | 49,824 |
1,572
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2006-07 | 51,186 |
1,614
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2007-08 | 57,401 |
1,817
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2008-09 | 52,805 |
1,802
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2009-10 | 52,535 |
1,780
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2010-11 | 56,002 |
1,810
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See also[]
- List of airports in Western Australia
- Aviation transport in Australia
References[]
- ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ^ a b c d YABA – Albany (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2 Dec 2021, Aeronautical Chart[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ "City of Albany - Albany Regional Airport". 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ^ "ED046: ALBANY REGIONAL AIRPORT – RETIREMENT OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS)" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Great Southern Economic Perspective" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ^ http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/11/rex-named-as-preferred-tenderer-for-two-wa-govt-contracts/
External links[]
- Airports in Western Australia
- Buildings and structures in Albany, Western Australia