Emerald Airport Explained

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.

Facilities

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]

Statistics

Emerald Airport was ranked 29th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in calendar year 2014.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emerald Airport . Central Highlands Regional Council . 31 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723113442/http://www.centralhighlands.qld.gov.au/web/guest/emerald-airport . 23 July 2011 . dead .
  2. , Aeronautical Chart
  3. Web site: Airport Guide: Emerald Airport . . 31 July 2011.
  4. Web site: CHRC update on New Terminal . . 17 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723113442/http://www.centralhighlands.qld.gov.au/web/guest/emerald-airport . 23 July 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: Emerald Airport Flights . Central Highlands Regional Council . 17 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110224151908/http://www.centralhighlands.qld.gov.au/web/guest/emerald-airport-flights . 24 February 2011 . dead .
  6. News: Opening of the Emerald Airport Extension . Australian Government . 6 November 2014.
  7. News: . 20 November 2021. Emerald Airport nabs award. Central Queensland Today. 21 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Airport Traffic Data . Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) . October 2015 . 2 November 2015. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"