Lismore Airport
Lismore Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Lismore City Council | ||||||||||
| Location | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 35 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°49′41″S 153°15′36″E / 28.82806°S 153.26000°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.lismore.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||
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  YLIS Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||
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Lismore Airport (IATA: LSY, ICAO: YLIS) is a regional airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Lismore in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
It features a modern terminal building, with some secure parking facilities. The airport sustained 'extensive damage' during the 2022 eastern Australia floods.[2]
The airport currently serves as a base for the Westpac Northern Region Rescue Helicopter Service, Northern Rivers Aero Club, Airways Aviation and FAST Aviation
The airport ceased commercial passenger operations after Rex Airlines discontinued its service between Sydney and Lismore, ending its longstanding operation with the final flight operating in June 2022.[3]
Statistics
[edit]Lismore Airport was ranked 54th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year[4] 2009–2010 but dropped in 2010–11.[5]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ YLIS – Lismore (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Flights set to resume in flood-ravaged city". 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Rex cuts five regional routes, two more under review – Executive Traveller". 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
- ^ 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"
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