Mount Hotham Airport
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IATA: MHU – ICAO: YHOT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Mount Hotham Skiing Company | ||
| Location | Bright, Victoria | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,260 ft / 1,298 m | ||
| Coordinates | 37°02′51″S 147°20′03″E / 37.0475°S 147.33417°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 11/29 | 4,762 | 1,451 | Asphalt |
Mount Hotham Airport (IATA: MHU, ICAO: YHOT) is a small Australian regional airport, which serves the Victorian ski resort of Mount Hotham. The airport opened in 2000, and it is Australia's highest-altitude airport.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Qantas operated by QantasLink | Seasonal: Sydney |
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On July 8, 2005, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain charter plane crashed into terrain while attempting to make a landing at the airport, killing the pilot and two passengers. Fragments of the aircraft were said to have dropped on the ground at the nearby alpine community of Cobungra.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Aviation Safety Investigation Report 200503265 - Collision with terrain, Piper PA-31-350 VH-OAO at Mt Hotham". Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Government of Australia. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2005/AAIR/aair200503265.aspx. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for YHOT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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