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Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorBallina Shire Council
LocationBallina, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL7 ft / 2 m
Websitewww.ballina.nsw.gov.au
Map
YBNA is located in New South Wales
YBNA
YBNA
Location in New South Wales
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,900 6,234 Asphalt
Statistics (FY 2010-11[1])
Passengers291,322
Aircraft movements3,784
Sources: Airservices Australia,[2] BITRE[3]

Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (IATA: BNK, ICAO: YBNA) is a small regional airport located at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. It is owned and operated by Ballina Shire Council.

It serves Ballina and the nearby town of Byron Bay, a 20-minute drive north. Ballina Airport handled 365,200 passengers in the 2012/13 financial year.[4]

It is 5 km (3 mi) from the Ballina CBD, in Southern Cross Drive. An occasional bus service operates to and from the airport, except on Christmas Day.

In 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.[citation needed]

A master plan for an upgrade and expansion of the terminal has been drawn up and may be constructed with a new glass facade facing the apron and runway as well as a new drop-off/pick-up area and multiple interior changes. This is due to the increase in numbers since the introduction of jet services by Jetstar and Virgin Australia.[5]

The upgrade will in the future involve a taxiway being built for the runway and many more facilities for the airport. There is a master plan for the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
FlyPelican Newcastle[7]
Jetstar Airways Melbourne, Sydney
Regional Express Newcastle,[8] Sydney
Virgin Australia Sydney

Operations

Busiest domestic routes (year ending June 2011)[9]
Rank Airport Passengers % change Carriers
1  New South Wales Sydney Airport 270,435 Increase 1.3 Virgin Australia, Jetstar, Regional Express

See also

References

  1. ^ Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. ^ YBNA – BALLINA (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
  3. ^ "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Domestic aviation activity August 2013" (PDF). Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Schreiver Hamilton Architecture".
  6. ^ Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Development Strategy
  7. ^ http://www.flypelican.com.au/media/FlyPelican_Media_Release_2015_Ballina_(Byron%20Bay)_Newcastle_v1.2.pdf
  8. ^ Rex to start Newcastle services
  9. ^ Australian Domestic Airline Activity


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