Weipa Airport

Weipa Airport
Weipa airport departure lounge
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRio Tinto Aluminium Weipa
LocationWeipa, Queensland
Elevation AMSL63 ft / 19 m
Coordinates12°40′43″S 141°55′31″E / 12.67861°S 141.92528°E / -12.67861; 141.92528
Map
YWBP is located in Queensland
YWBP
YWBP
Location in Queensland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,645 5,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2010–11[1])
Passengers58,888
Aircraft movements1,144
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] BITRE[3]

Weipa Airport (IATA: WEI, ICAO: YBWP) is an airport in Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the town.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Airlines[4] Brisbane, Cairns
QantasLink Cairns
Skytrans Airlines Aurukun, Cairns, Lockhart River

Statistics

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Weipa Airport was ranked 55th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Weipa[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001–02
29,120
835
2002–03
31,427
931
2003–04
38,248
1,101
2004–05
43,482
1,274
2005–06
45,059
1,274
2006–07
47,302
1,514
2007–08
54,476
1,782
2008–09
59,992
1,635
2009–10
54,196
1,212
2010–11
58,888
1,144

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
  2. ^ a b YBWP – Weipa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
  3. ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  4. ^ "Alliance launches four new roures". Australian Aviation. 23 February 2021.
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