Learmonth Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
18/36 | 3,047 | 9,997 | Asphalt/concrete |
Passengers | 90,861 |
---|---|
Aircraft movements | 1,938 |
Learmonth Airport (IATA: LEA, ICAO: YPLM) is a civil airport, co-located on the site of RAAF Base Learmonth, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base. The airport is located near the town of Exmouth on the north-west coast of Western Australia, in Australia.
Established in the 1940s as an airfield, the current airport is operated by the Shire of Exmouth under a lease from the Australian Government Department of Defence and occupies an area of 23.9 hectares (59 acres) on the RAAF Base Learmonth site. The terminal opened on 3 December 1999.[4]
On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth. On 1 June 2012, an AirAsia X flight to Perth made an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport for refuelling.[5] Learmonth is designated an emergency alternative airport in the case of fog or bad weather affecting Perth Airport.[6]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
QantasLink | Perth |
Statistics
Learmonth Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2012–2013.[1][3]
Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
---|---|---|
2001-02 | 13,498 | 742 |
2002-03 | 17,428 | 986 |
2003-04 | 18,840 | 751 |
2004-05 | 25,374 | 859 |
2005-06 | 30,292 | 884 |
2006-07 | 36,840 | 1,052 |
2007-08 | 44,674 | 1,390 |
2008-09 | 43,210 | 1,260 |
2009-10 | 45,667 | 1,264 |
2010-11 | 55,759 | 1,429 |
2011-12 | 87,260 | 1,667 |
2012-13 | 90,861 | 1,938 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ^ YPLM – Learmonth (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2012-13". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ "About the Airport". Shire of Exmouth. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Computer fault blamed for QF72 Qantas nose dive". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "First steps to second Perth airport". Perth Now. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
External links
- Learmonth Airport at exmouth.wa.gov.au
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