Tom Price Airport
| Tom Price Airport | |||
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| IATA: TPR – ICAO: YTMP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Pilbara Iron | ||
| Location | Tom Price, Western Australia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,062 ft / 628 m | ||
| Coordinates | 22°44′35.02″S 117°40′12.87″E / 22.7430611°S 117.6702417°ECoordinates: 22°44′35.02″S 117°40′12.87″E / 22.7430611°S 117.6702417°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09-27 | dirt | ||
Tom Price Airport (IATA: TPR, ICAO: YTMP) is an airport near Tom Price, Western Australia.[1] It has a short dirt runway capable of handing small general aviation aircraft and light turboprops. Qantas served Tom Price from its Perth base back in 1999. [2]
In December 2008, Rio Tinto lodged an application with the local Shire to upgrade the runway and facilities to handle Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 size aircraft. This was planned to ease traffic at Paraburdoo Airport and allow tourist to access the nearby Karijini National Park.
However, on 16 January 2009, suffering the effects of lower demand and ore prices as a result of Global Financial Crisis, these plans were scrapped as Rio's capital expenditure program was cut.[3]
The strategic location of the planned airport has been chosen also to handle the expansions at Brockman minesite, by Pilbara Iron.
[edit] References
- ^ Tom Price Airport Info (en-au) Retrieved 6th August 2008.
- ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200814.html
- ^ Rio Tinto shelves Tom Price Hammersley Range Airport (en-au) Retrieved 16 January 09.
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