| Hervey Bay Airport | |
| Iata: | HVB |
| Icao: | YHBA |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Fraser Coast Regional Council |
| City-Served: | Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia |
| Elevation-F: | 60 |
| Coordinates: | -25.3206°N 152.8817°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Queensland |
| Pushpin Label: | YHBA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Queensland |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 11/29 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2016–2017 |
| Stat1-Header: | Revenue passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 170,052 |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 3,496 |
| Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] BITRE |
Hervey Bay Airport is the main airport for the city of Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia and the Fraser Coast region which incorporates the nearby city of Maryborough.
The airport, which is located 5NM southeast of Pialba,[1] re-opened in mid-2005, after the existing airfield underwent an $11.5 million upgrade which included the construction of a new terminal building and the extension of the existing 1500m (4,900feet) runway to 2000m (7,000feet) to accommodate jet services from Virgin Australia.
Up until September 2006, Sunshine Express Airlines provided daily services to the airport from Brisbane. The airline ceased all scheduled operations on 1 October 2006 after a proposed acquisition by Regional Express Airlines was terminated and an intention by QantasLink for the introduction of Brisbane services was announced.[2] [3] [4]
In 2006, the airport was the fastest growing in Queensland with passenger numbers almost doubling.[5] Currently, plans are underway to further upgrade the airport to handle more jet services from other Australian capital cities. These plans involve the extension of the terminal to twice its current size, as well as a new cross runway (smaller than the main runway) to be used for general aviation purposes.[6] [7]
In June 2017, Fraser Coast mayor Chris Loft and JETGO announced that the airline would commence two direct services per week from Hervey Bay Airport to Melbourne's Essendon Airport, as well as direct services to Brisbane. Due to have commenced on 21 July 2017, the service never commenced due to a lack of bookings. Direct services to and from Brisbane were also cancelled after JETGO entered voluntary administration later that year.[8]
The airport resides at an elevation of 60feet above sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 2000x.
Hervey Bay Airport was ranked 39th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year[9] 2016–2017.[10]