Griffith Airport
Griffith Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Griffith City Council | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 439 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°15′06″S 146°04′00″E / 34.25167°S 146.06667°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | griffithairport.com.au | ||||||||||||||
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Griffith Airport (IATA: GFF, ICAO: YGTH) is an airport serving Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.[1] It is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Griffith and operated by the Griffith City Council.[1]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 439 ft (134 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,704 m × 30 m (5,591 ft × 98 ft) and 18/36 with a clay surface measuring 600 m × 30 m (1,969 ft × 98 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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QantasLink | Sydney (starts 1 March 2021)[2] |
Regional Express | Broken Hill,[3] Narrandera, Sydney |
Sharp Airlines | Melbourne–Essendon[3] |
Sharp Airlines will commence a daily (ex Saturday) service to Melbourne (Essendon) Airport from 15 July 2019.[4] Sharp will operate the service with 19 seat Fairchild Metroliner 23 turboprop aircraft. The Melbourne route was previously operated by Regional Express which ceased services in July 2012.[5]
Statistics
Griffith Airport was ranked 45th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in calendar year 2018.[6]
Year[7] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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2001-02 | 31,419 |
2,845
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2002-03 | 32,230 |
3,183
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2003-04 | 42,596 |
3,232
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2004-05 | 53,675 |
3,536
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2005-06 | 60,066 |
3,128
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2006-07 | 62,625 |
2,692
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2007-08 | 79,430 |
3,937
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2008-09 | 58,799 |
2,822
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2009-10 | 64,410 |
3,392
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2010-11 | 69,266 |
3,626
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2011-12 | 71,200
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2012-13 | 64,300
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2013-14 | 67,600
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2014-15 | 66,900
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2015-16 | 68,600
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2016-17 | 71,500
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2017-18 | 75,500
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d YGTH – GRIFFITH (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
- ^ "Take-off date for Griffith-Sydney Qantas flights pushed back". The Daily Advertiser. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b https://griffithairport.com.au/index.php/flight-schedules/
- ^ https://www.triplem.com.au/story/griffith-residents-are-getting-direct-flights-to-melbourne-139724
- ^ http://rex.com.au/MediaRelease/Files/306_MR%2020120509%20-%20Rex%20Cuts%20Route%20Due%20Government%20Taxes.pdf
- ^ a b "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
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