Broome International Airport

Broome International Airport
IATA: BME – ICAO: YBRM BME Location of airport in Western Australia
Summary
Airport type		Public
Location		Broome, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL		56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates		17°56′41″S 122°13′54″E
Website		http://www.broomeair.com.au
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	8,064	2,458	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Broome International Airport (IATA: BME, ICAO: YBRM) is a regional airport located at Broome, Australia.

Broome International Airport is the regional hub of the northwestern part of Western Australia. It is considered the gateway to the Kimberley. In the year ending 30 June 2009 the airport handled 391 914 passengers. It is ranked the 20th busiest airport in Australia.

From 18 November 2010 Broome International became a Class D non-radar controlled aerodrome which means that aircraft are separated by air traffic controllers based on estimates provided by pilots and reporting their distances and altitudes from the airfield.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Airnorth	Darwin, Karratha , Kununurra, Port Hedland
Golden Eagle Airlines	Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek
Qantas	Perth Seasonal: Brisbane , Melbourne, Sydney
Skywest Airlines	Darwin, Kununnurra, Perth, Port Hedland Seasonal: Denpasar/Bali, Exmouth
Virgin Australia	Perth Seasonal: Adelaide

Operations

Busiest Domestic Routes out of Broome Airport
(Year Ending September 2010)

Rank	Airport	Passengers carried	% Change
1	Perth Airport	323,400	1.3

Accidents and incidents

• On 21 January 1974, Douglas C-47A PK-GDC of the Burmah Oil Co was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident.

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