Weipa Airport

Weipa Airport (IATA: WEI, ICAO: YBWP) is an airport in Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the town.[2]

Weipa Airport
Weipa airport departure lounge
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRio Tinto Aluminium Weipa
LocationWeipa, Queensland
Elevation AMSL63 ft / 19 m
Coordinates12°40′43″S 141°55′31″E
Map
YWBP
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,645 5,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2010-11[1])
Passengers58,888
Aircraft movements1,144
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] BITRE[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
QantasLink Cairns
Skytrans Airlines Aurukun, Cairns, Lockhart River

Statistics

Weipa Airport was ranked 55th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Weipa[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengersAircraft movements
2001-02
29,120
835
2002-03
31,427
931
2003-04
38,248
1,101
2004-05
43,482
1,274
2005-06
45,059
1,274
2006-07
47,302
1,514
2007-08
54,476
1,782
2008-09
59,992
1,635
2009-10
54,196
1,212
2010-11
58,888
1,144

See also

References

  1. Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. YBWP – Weipa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020, Aeronautical Chart
  3. "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
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