Albany Regional Airport
| Albany Regional Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | YABA |
| IATA code | ALH |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 71 m (233 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 11.6 km northwest of Albany |
| Street | Albany Highway |
| Basic data | |
| Passengers | > 61,000 (2018/19) |
| Flight movements |
approx. 2000 (2013/14) |
| Runways | |
| 05/23 | 1096 m × 30 m asphalt |
| 14/32 | 1800 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Albany Regional Airport , officially Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport is an airport south of Drome , the city Albany and surrounding area in the Australian state of Western Australia operated. It is the largest airport in the Great Southern Region , the area on the south coast of Western Australia.
Furnishing
Albany Regional Airport has two paved, intersecting runways, one 1.8 kilometers long and 30 meters wide, the other 1.1 kilometers long and 30 meters wide. A Boeing 737 can land on the 1.8-kilometer runway. The airport also has an instrument landing system .
The terminal is right on the Albany Highway .
By 2017, the airport received AUD 575,000 grants under the Regional Airports Development Scheme . A total of AUD 1.15 million was spent on runway rehabilitation and other renovations in 2017, with the city of Albany providing the rest. The last major renovation took place in 1997.
Flight connections
The airline Regional Express operates since 2016 daily flights to Perth , a total of 23 connections. Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flew to Albany until 2016. As it is assumed that only one airline can operate the Perth – Albany route profitably, the state government is putting the operation on the route to tender . The agreement includes a maximum price.
statistics
Albany Regional Airport is the major airport in the Great Southern Region. In 2016 it carried more than 56,000 passengers. Flight operations have increased significantly since Regional Express took over the flight connection: in the 2018/19 operating year, over 61,000 passengers were carried over a period of twelve months.
Between 2011 and 2016, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia made 2085 landings at the airport .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Western Australian State Aviation Strategy. (PDF) In: Department of Transport. February 2015, p. 51 , accessed September 9, 2019 .
- ^ Albany (Harry Riggs) Regional Airport. In: City of Albany. Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
- ^ Albany Air Services Australia (English). Last accessed on September 8, 2019.
- ↑ Great Southern - Economic Perspective (PDF, July 2006, p. 13) ( Memento of August 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Albany Regional Airport upgrades complete. Press release. In: Government of Western Australia. November 21, 2017, accessed September 9, 2019 .
- ^ Jacob Kagi: Virgin pull out sparks concern for regional WA air services. In: ABC News. September 24, 2015, accessed September 9, 2019 .
- ^ New airline to operate in WA's regions. Press release. In: Government of Western Australia. November 13, 2015, accessed September 9, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Perth-Albany Air Route - Snapshot. (PDF) In: Department of Transport. August 15, 2019, accessed September 9, 2019 .