Port Lincoln Airport
Port Lincoln Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Port Lincoln, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | North Shields | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 36 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°36′19″S 135°52′49″E / 34.60528°S 135.88028°ECoordinates: 34°36′19″S 135°52′49″E / 34.60528°S 135.88028°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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YPLC Location in South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics (2010/11[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Port Lincoln Airport (IATA: PLO[4], ICAO: YPLC) is an airport serving Port Lincoln, a city in the Australian state of South Australia.[2] It is located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north[2] of Port Lincoln, at North Shields.[5] The airport is owned and operated by the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.[5] It was the second busiest airport in South Australia during 2009/10, with 168,147 passengers served.[3]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 36 ft (11 m) above sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 01/19 which measures 1,499 m × 30 m (4,918 ft × 98 ft) and two additional runways with gravel surfaces: 05/23 measuring 1,275 m × 30 m (4,183 ft × 98 ft) and 15/33 measuring 1,450 m × 30 m (4,757 ft × 98 ft).[2] On 6 August 2013 a brand new airport terminal was officially opened, it cost $13.2 million.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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QantasLink operated by Eastern Australia Airlines | Adelaide[6] |
Regional Express Airlines | Adelaide |
Statistics
Port Lincoln Airport was ranked 37th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2016-2017.[1][3]
Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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2001-02 | 88,293( | 5,952( |
2002-03 | 93,894( | 5,943( |
2003-04 | 110,649( | 6,664( |
2004-05 | 130,429( | 6,669( |
2005-06 | 138,547( | 6,175( |
2006-07 | 138,844( | 5,220( |
2007-08 | 149,544( | 5,815( |
2008-09 | 148,435( | 5,999( |
2009-10 | 168,147( | 6,803( |
2010-11 | 199,546( | 7,316( |
2011-12 | 193,535( | 7,133( |
2012-13 | 195,919( | 6,974( |
2013-14 | 187,702( | 7,032( |
2014-15 | 190,853( | 7,166( |
2015-16 | 182,331( | 7,491( |
2016-17 | 175,162( | 7,415( |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- 1 2 3 4 YPLC – Port Lincoln (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 01 March 2018, Aeronautical Chart Archived 12 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 "Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2016–17". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). 30 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ↑ "Port Lincoln Airport (PLO / YPLC)". Aviation Safety Network.
- 1 2 "Aerodromes: Port Lincoln Airport". District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ "New QantasLink for Adelaide-Port Lincoln route". AdelaideNow.com. 8 December 2009.