Learmonth Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil aviation | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Shire of Exmouth | ||||||||||
| Serves | Exmouth, Western Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°14′09″S 114°05′19″E / 22.23583°S 114.08861°E / -22.23583; 114.08861 | ||||||||||
| Website | Learmonth Airport | ||||||||||
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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.
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. Learmonth is designated an emergency alternative airport in the case of fog. Or bad weather affecting Perth Airport.
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.
| Year | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 13,498 |
742
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| 2002-03 | 17,428 |
986
|
| 2003-04 | 18,840 |
751
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| 2004-05 | 25,374 |
859
|
| 2005-06 | 30,292 |
884
|
| 2006-07 | 36,840 |
1,052
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| 2007-08 | 44,674 |
1,390
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| 2008-09 | 43,210 |
1,260
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| 2009-10 | 45,667 |
1,264
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| 2010-11 | 55,759 |
1,429
|
| 2011-12 | 87,260 |
1,667
|
| 2012-13 | 90,861 |
1,938
|
See also※
References※
- ^ 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
- ^ "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
- Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts
