Ballina Byron Gateway Airport

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
	IATA: BNK; ICAO: YBNA;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Ballina Shire Council
Location	Ballina, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	28°50′00″S 153°33′42″E / 28.83333°S 153.56167°ECoordinates: 28°50′00″S 153°33′42″E / 28.83333°S 153.56167°E
Website	ballinabyronairport.com.au
Map
	YBNA Location in New South Wales
Runways
Statistics (FY 2010–11)
Passengers
Passengers	291,322
Aircraft movements	3,784
	Sources: Airservices Australia, BITRE

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (IATA: BNK, ICAO: YBNA) is a small regional airport located at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. It is owned and operated by Ballina Shire Council.

It serves Ballina and the nearby town of Byron Bay, a 20-minute drive north. Ballina Airport handled 365,200 passengers in the 2012/13 financial year.^[4]

It is 5 km (3 mi) from the Ballina CBD, in Southern Cross Drive. An occasional bus service operates to and from the airport, except on Christmas Day.

In 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.^{[citation needed]}

A master plan for an upgrade and expansion of the terminal has been drawn up and may be constructed with a new glass facade facing the apron and runway as well as a new drop-off/pick-up area and multiple interior changes. This is due to the increase in numbers since the introduction of jet services by Jetstar and Virgin Australia.^[5]

The upgrade will in the future involve a taxiway being built for the runway and many more facilities for the airport. There is a master plan for the airport.^[6]

Airlines and destinations[]

Airlines	Destinations
FlyPelican	Dubbo,^[7] Newcastle^[8]
Jetstar Airways	Melbourne,^[9] Sydney
Qantas	Sydney
QantasLink	Sydney^[10]^[11] Seasonal: Canberra^[12]
Regional Express	Sydney
Virgin Australia	Sydney, Melbourne^[13]

Operations[]

**Busiest domestic routes (year ending June 2019)^[14]**
Rank	Airport	Passengers	% change	Carriers
1	New South Wales Sydney Airport	432,600	1.8	Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Regional Express

Other Users[]

The Ballina Aero club, which was established in 1928, has a club house located in the general aviation hangar area. Use of the club house is available to transiting pilots.^[15]

Air T&G operate a fleet of helicopters on sight seeing, fire bombing and training duties.

Black Swan Aviation is a general aviation aircraft maintenance facility carrying out all types of maintenance.

Classic Aero Adventure Flights operates a CAC Winjeel on warbird joy flights around the local district.

White Star Aviation provides flight training, Tecnam aircraft sales and FBO services. Cirrus Aircraft also operate an office inside White Star Aviation's facilities.

Australia's only Cirrus Vision SF50 (rego N755DS) is stored at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport.

Gallery[]

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport terminal and Jetstar Airbus A320 at the eastern gate.
Air T&G Hangar, Ballina Airport.
REX SAAB 340 at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport.
Ballina Airport General Aviation Hangars.

References[]

^ Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
^ YBNA – BALLINA (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 25 Mar 2021
^ "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 8 May 2012.
^ "Domestic aviation activity August 2013" (PDF). Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
^ "Schreiver Hamilton Architecture".
^ "Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Development Strategy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ Liu, Jim. "FlyPelican adds seasonal Ballina – Dubbo service from late-August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "Media Release – FlyPelican to commence Air Services between Newcastle and Ballina (Byron Bay)" (PDF). Fly Pelican. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ https://ballinabyronairport.com.au/flight-schedules/
^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288855/qantas-adds-sydney-ballina-service-from-late-march-2020/
^ "Qantas group network changes". Qantas. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ "Qantas adds new routes to north coast for holidays by the sea". Qantas. Qantas. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ "Virgin Australia to introduce new routes and expanded frequencies this Easter". Virgin Australia Newsroom. Virgin Australia. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ Australian Domestic Airline Activity
^ https://www.ballinaaeroclub.org.au/

External links[]

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport – Official Website

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[fiscal-1] Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June

[AIP-2] YBNA – BALLINA (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 25 Mar 2021

[BITRE-3] "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 8 May 2012.

[4] "Domestic aviation activity August 2013" (PDF). Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

[5] "Schreiver Hamilton Architecture".

[6] "Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Development Strategy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.

[7] Liu, Jim. "FlyPelican adds seasonal Ballina – Dubbo service from late-August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[8] "Media Release – FlyPelican to commence Air Services between Newcastle and Ballina (Byron Bay)" (PDF). Fly Pelican. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[9] ttps://ballinabyronairport.com.au/flight-schedules/

[10] ttps://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288855/qantas-adds-sydney-ballina-service-from-late-march-2020/

[11] "Qantas group network changes". Qantas. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

[12] "Qantas adds new routes to north coast for holidays by the sea". Qantas. Qantas. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[13] "Virgin Australia to introduce new routes and expanded frequencies this Easter". Virgin Australia Newsroom. Virgin Australia. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[Domestic_airline_activity-14] Australian Domestic Airline Activity

[15] ttps://www.ballinaaeroclub.org.au/

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