Albany Airport (Australia)
| Albany Airport Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport |
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| IATA: ALH – ICAO: YABA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Albany | ||
| Serves | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 233 ft / 71 m | ||
| Coordinates | 34°56.6′S 117°48.5′E / 34.9433°S 117.8083°ECoordinates: 34°56.6′S 117°48.5′E / 34.9433°S 117.8083°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 14/32 | 1,800 | 5,906 | Asphalt |
| 05/23 | 1,096 | 3,596 | Gravel |
| Sources: Australian AIP,[1] DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Albany Airport (IATA: ALH, ICAO: YABA) is an airport serving in Albany, Western Australia.[1] It is located 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Albany and operated by the City of Albany.[1]
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 18 Skywest flights per week transporting over 50,000 passengers per year. The Royal Flying Doctors Service, General Charter Flights and RAAF flights are also serviced by the airport.[4]
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[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 233 feet (71 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,800 by 30 metres (5,906 × 98 ft) and 05/23 with a gravel surface measuring 1,096 by 30 metres (3,596 × 98 ft).[1][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]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Skywest Airlines | Perth |
[edit] Statistics
Albany Airport was ranked 58th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.[6]
| Year | 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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1,416
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| 2004-05 |
43,682
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1,572
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| 2005-06 |
49,824
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1,614
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| 2006-07 |
51,186
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1,817
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| 2007-08 |
57,401
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1,802
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| 2008-09 |
52,805
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1,780
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| 2009-10 |
52,535
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2,281
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d YABA – ALBANY (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 17 November 2011
- ^ a b Airport information for YABA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for ALH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "City of Albany - Albany Regional Airport". 2007. http://www.albany.wa.gov.au/website/page.php?folder=17g/. Retrieved 2008-04-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Great Southern Economic Perspective". 2006. http://www.gsdc.wa.gov.au/File_Manager/documents/gseconperspjul_06.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-15.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2009-10". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). June 2010. http://www.bitre.gov.au/info.aspx?ResourceId=191&NodeId=96. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
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