Northern Peninsula Airport

Northern Peninsula Airport (IATA: ABM, ICAO: YNPE) is an airport serving Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula and is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast of Injinoo in Queensland, Australia. The airport is operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.[1] It used to be known as Bamaga Airport or Bamaga/Injinoo Airport and used the ICAO code YBAM.[2]

Northern Peninsula Airport

(formerly Bamaga Airport)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorNorthern Peninsula Area Regional Council
LocationBamaga, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates10°57′03″S 142°27′34″E
Map
YNPE
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,834 6,017 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 34 ft (10 m) above sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,834 m × 30 m (6,017 ft × 98 ft).[1]

History

Built in late 1942 and known as Jacky Jacky Field, the airfield was renamed Higgins Field in 1943 in honour of Flight Lieutenant Brian Hartley Higgins. Operated as a dispersal field for Horn Island.

Royal Australian Air Force units based at Higgins Field during World War II included:[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Regional Express Airlines Cairns[5]
Skytrans Airlines Horn Island

See also

References
  1. YNPE – Northern Peninsula (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020, Aeronautical Chart
  2. Airport information for YBAM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  3. Peter Dunn (3 August 2016). "Higgins Field, Qld during WW2". Australia @ War. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. "RAAF Base Higgins". RAAF Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/02/rex-announces-first-cape-york-route/
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