Borroloola Airport Explained

Borroloola Airport
Iata:BOX
Icao:YBRL
Type:Public
Owner:Northern Territory Government
Operator:Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment
City-Served:Borroloola
Location:Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia
Elevation-F:55
Coordinates:-16.0681°N 136.3003°W
Pushpin Map:Northern Territory
Pushpin Label:YBRL
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Northern Territory
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:1,113
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: AIP

Borroloola Airport is an airport located approximately 1.5km (00.9miles) south of Borroloola in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Facilities and operations

The airport has a single sealed runway measuring 1113x. Portable runway lighting is available for emergency operation at night. Due to its remote location, air traffic is infrequent and there is no control tower. Pilots co-ordinate takeoffs and landings using a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency. There is a Non-Directional Beacon radio navigation aid located close to the airport. Fuel is available by arrangement with the ground handling agent.[1] The terminal facilities consist of a basic waiting shelter and a public toilet.

There are currently no airlines or scheduled passenger flights serving Borroloola however several charter companies offer flights to the airport, including Katherine Aviation who have a pilot and Cessna aircraft permanently based at the airport to operate on demand charter flights to Katherine and other communities and scenic flights to the nearby Sir Edward Pellew Islands and surrounding attractions. There is also a twice weekly mail plane from Katherine and the airstrip is available 24 hours a day for medical evacuation flights.[2]

Accidents and incidents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Information about Borroloola Airport. 26 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Community Profile Borroloola. General Practice Network NT. 26 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003023719/http://www.gpnnt.org.au/client_images/209956.pdf. 3 October 2009.
  3. Web site: Aviation Safety Investigation Report 198700755. Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 24 March 1988.