Hamilton Island Airport
Great Barrier Reef Airport Hamilton Island | |||||||||||
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 Great Barrier Reef Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Great Barrier Reef Airport Pty Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Location | Hamilton Island (Queensland) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°21′29″S 148°57′06″E / 20.35806°S 148.95167°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.hamiltonisland.com.au/airport/ | ||||||||||
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  YBHM Location in Queensland | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2010–11[1]) | |||||||||||
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Great Barrier Reef Airport or Hamilton Island Airport (IATA: HTI, ICAO: YBHM) is a privately owned public use aerodrome and is the primary airport of the Whitsunday Islands Group, and the airport of Hamilton Island. The airport is settled on mostly reclaimed land and due the island's tourism status, is occupied mostly and favoured by Australia's leading low-cost airline Jetstar Airways, as well as Virgin Australia and Qantas. Hamilton Island Airport handles direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Cairns and is also the airport launch pad for scenic flights to the Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach. Private flights and charters also fly into Great Barrier Reef Airport, along with locally operated helicopters, light planes and seaplanes.
Initially constructed in the 1980s[4], the airport suffered heavily in September 2001 with the demise of Ansett Australia, which operated more heavily out of the airport than any other airline with flights to Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Queensland, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
In the year ending 30 June 2011[1] the airport handled 457,641 passengers making it the 19th busiest airport in Australia.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jetstar Airways | Sydney |
| Qantas | Melbourne,[5] Sydney[6] |
| QantasLink operated by Sunstate Airlines | Brisbane,[7] Cairns |
| Regional Air | Charter: Mackay[8] |
| Virgin Australia | Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney |
Operations
| Rank | Airport | Passengers carried | % change |
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| 1 | New South Wales, Sydney Airport | 180,109 |  n/a*
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| 2 | Queensland, Brisbane Airport | 170,376 |  4.6
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*Sydney route included from July 2009
See also
References
- ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
- ^ YBHM – Hamilton (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only" - ^ http://www.hamiltonisland.com.au/about-us-history/history#vudBeUeMRh7UhElS.97
- ^ "Media Releases - QANTAS AND JETSTAR BOOST QUEENSLAND FLYING - Qantas News Room". www.qantasnewsroom.com.au.
- ^ "QANTAS ANNOUNCES NEW DOMESTIC ROUTES". Qantas. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "QantasLink to enter Brisbane-Hamilton Island route - Australian Aviation". australianaviation.com.au.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Australian Domestic Airline Activity 2010–11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
External links
Media related to Great Barrier Reef Airport at Wikimedia Commons