Newman Airport Explained

Newman Airport
Iata:ZNE
Icao:YNWN
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Shire of East Pilbara
Location:Newman, Western Australia
Elevation-F:1,724
Coordinates:-23.4178°N 119.8028°W
Pushpin Map:Western Australia
Pushpin Label:YNWN
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western Australia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:2,072
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012/13
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:431,683
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:4,479
Footnotes:Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]
Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE

Newman Airport is an airport near Newman, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, situated 5.5NM southeast[1] of the town.

The airport is owned and maintained by the Shire of East Pilbara.[2] Newman's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of light aircraft, QantasLink and Virgin Australia flights. QantasLink and Virgin Australia fly RPT flights to Perth only (with the exception of their regular charter flights) whereas the lighter aircraft[3] fly to outer communities as well as to Port Hedland and other Pilbara towns.

Statistics

Newman Airport was ranked 28th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[4]

Operations

Busiest domestic routes into and out of Newman Airport
(FY 2013[5])[6]
RankAirport Passengers carried% change
1, Perth Airport438,88446.4

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. , Aeronautical Chart
  2. http://www.eastpilbara.wa.gov.au/php_scripts/air_air_ser.php Newman Airport (Shire)
  3. http://www.auswestairlines.com.au/ Auswest Airlines
  4. Web site: Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2012-13 . Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) . July 2014 . 18 August 2014. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  5. [Fiscal year]
  6. Web site: Australian Domestic Airline Activity 2012-13 . Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) . April 2014 . 18 August 2014. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"