Emerald Airport
Emerald Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Central Highlands Regional Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 624 ft / 190 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°34′03″S 148°10′45″E / 23.56750°S 148.17917°E | ||||||||||||||
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Emerald Airport (IATA: EMD[4], ICAO: YEML) is an airport serving Emerald,[2] a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia. It is located 6 km (4 mi) south of the Emerald town centre, on Springsure Road.[1][5] The airport is operated by the Central Highlands Regional Council.[2]
Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines and Alliance Airlines who operate a combined (on average) 54 return commercial services to Brisbane per week.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 624 ft (190 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,900 m × 30 m (6,234 ft × 98 ft) and 15/33 with a gravel surface measuring 926 m × 18 m (3,038 ft × 59 ft).[2]
Emerald Airport recently spent $7.7 million extending the terminal and refurbishing the old terminal. This was complete in the last quarter of 2010.[6] This refurbishment, included security upgrades, improved amenities for passengers and a new flight status information system with displays throughout the airport and online.[7]
In November 2014, work was completed on a $7.58 million upgrade to the Aircraft parking bays at the airport.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alliance Airlines | Charter: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast |
QantasLink | Brisbane |
Virgin Australia operated by Alliance Airlines | Brisbane |
Statistics
Emerald Airport was ranked 29th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in calendar year 2014.[3]
Year | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements | National rank (passengers) |
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2005 | 69,928 |
2,375 |
46
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2006 | 88,945 |
2,295 |
45
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2007 | 98,677 |
2,278 |
42
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2008 | 117,967 |
2,541 |
39
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2009 | 119,008 |
2,450 |
39
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2010 | 141,621 |
2,810 |
39
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2011 | 193,341 |
3,474 |
36
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2012 | 280,417 |
5,869 |
28
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2013 | 283,233 |
6,585 |
26
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2014 | 246,074 |
5,700 |
29
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Emerald Airport". Central Highlands Regional Council. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d YEML – Emerald (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ "Emerald Airport (EMD / YEML)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Airport Guide: Emerald Airport". Qantas. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "CHRC update on New Terminal". Central Highlands Regional Council. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Emerald Airport Flights". Central Highlands Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Opening of the Emerald Airport Extension". Australian Government. 6 November 2014.