Emerald Airport | |
Iata: | EMD |
Icao: | YEML |
Type: | Public |
Owner-Oper: | Central Highlands Regional Council[1] |
City-Served: | Emerald, Queensland, Australia |
Elevation-F: | 624 |
Coordinates: | -23.5675°N 148.1792°W |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Queensland |
Pushpin Label: | YEML |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 06/24 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,900 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 15/33 |
R2-Length-M: | 926 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2014 |
Stat1-Header: | Revenue passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 246,074 |
Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat2-Data: | 5,700 |
Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] BITRE |
Emerald Airport is an airport serving Emerald, a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia. It is located 6km (04miles) south of the Emerald town centre, on the Gregory Highway (Springsure Road).[3] The airport is operated by the Central Highlands Regional Council.
Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines and Alliance Airlines who operate a combined (on average) 54 return commercial services to Brisbane per week.
The airport is at an elevation of 624feet above sea level. It has two runways: 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 1900x and 15/33 with a asphalt surface measuring 926x.
Emerald Airport recently spent $7.7 million extending the terminal and refurbishing the old terminal. This was complete in the last quarter of 2010.[4] This refurbishment, included security upgrades, improved amenities for passengers and a new flight status information system with displays throughout the airport and online.[5]
In November 2014, work was completed on a $7.58 million upgrade to the Aircraft parking bays at the airport.[6]
At the Australian Airport Association's 2021 National Airport Industry Awards, the airport was named Large Regional Airport of the Year.[7]
Emerald Airport was ranked 29th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in calendar year 2014.[8]