Flinders Island Airport Explained

Flinders Island Airport
Iata:FLS
Icao:YFLI
Type:Public
Operator:Flinders Council
City-Served:Flinders Island
Location:Whitemark, Tasmania
Elevation-F:34
Coordinates:-40.0914°N 147.9928°W
Pushpin Map:Tasmania
Pushpin Label:YFLI
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tasmania
Mapframe:yes
Website:flinders.tas.gov.au/flinders-island-airport
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-M:1,720
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:05/23
R2-Length-M:1,070
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2013–2014
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:19,821 2.3%
Footnotes:Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Flinders Island Airport is a small regional airport located 2NM northwest of Whitemark on Flinders Island off the north-east coast of Tasmania, Australia. The airport is owned and operated by the Flinders Council. The airport site has a total area of approximately 134 hectares. Access to the airport is off Palana Road. The primary aviation facilities at Flinders Island Airport consist of two sealed runways, a sealed taxiway, a sealed apron, a grassed apron and a fuel storage facility. Adjacent to the sealed apron is a passenger terminal building with an associated car parking area. There is only one small hangar on the site at present. The primary use of Flinders Island Airport is for Regular Public Transport (RPT) services operated by Sharp Airlines which offers services to and from Melbourne and Launceston. The airport is also used for charter and freight services, emergency services and private/recreational flying.

Airlines and destinations

This flight operates via Cape Barren Island.

History

In the early postwar years, the airport was served by small passenger aircraft operated by Flinders Island Airways and serving the route from Melbourne's Moorabbin Airport which is located to the southeast of the city.

Traffic and statistics

The following table lists passenger statistics for Flinders Island Airport. Forecast statistics are in .

Passenger movements
2010-11 18,460
2011-1218,903
2012-1319,357
2013-1419,821
2020-21 23,401
2025-2626,347
2030-31 29,664

See also

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Notes and References

  1. , Aeronautical Chart