Olympic Dam Airport Explained

Olympic Dam Airport
Iata:OLP
Icao:YOLD
Type:Private
Operator:BHP, Olympic Dam Operations
City-Served:Olympic Dam mine
Elevation-F:344
Coordinates:-30.485°N 136.8767°W
Pushpin Map:South Australia
Pushpin Label:YOLD
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Australia
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:1,860
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010/11
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:72,215
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:1,875
Footnotes:Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart,[1] passenger and aircraft movements from the Department of Infrastructure and Transport

Olympic Dam Airport is an airport that serves the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. There have been planned expansions for the airport starting in 2006 and ongoing in 2011. Alliance Airlines operate a public transport service between Olympic Dam and Adelaide.

General information

The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at -30.4839°N 136.8841°W with the local time zone (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)) of +9:30 hours from UTC.[2] The airport's codes are OLP for FlightStats and IATA, YOLD for ICAO and it does not have an FFA code.[2] Several car rental companies operate from the airport.[3]

In 2007, there was a near mid-air collision between an Alliance Airlines plane and a charter flight.[4] Flooding in the region in 2010 did not affect the airport.[5]

2011 expansion proposal

Relocation discussions were underway in 2006, with a discussion about either expanding the Olympic Dam airport or building a new one close to Andamooka. The area was set to have 5,000 contractors brought in by BHP.[6] It was planned that the airport would be relocated should the Olympic Dam mine expand to an open-cut configuration.[7] Expansion plans outlined in 2011 included improving the airport to accommodate jets and passenger service.[8] 2011 plans for the airport included making the runway an all-weather one. The planned location was between Roxby Downs and Andamooka.[9] In March 2020, NRW Holdings was awarded a contract to upgrade the airport.[10]

Statistics

Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. , Aeronautical Chart
  2. Web site: (OLP) Olympic Dam Airport . Flightstats.com . 2012-07-03.
  3. Web site: Yellow Pages® Data Protection. www.yellowpages.com.au. en. 2018-07-05.
  4. Web site: Mid-air collision avoided . The Advertiser. Adelaide . 2007-07-26 . 2012-07-03.
  5. Web site: Pedler . Emma . Roxby flood damage . . 2010-04-09 . 2012-07-03.
  6. Web site: New airport mooted in BHP expansion . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 2006-06-09 . 2012-07-03.
  7. Web site: Olympic Dam Expansion: Infrastructure. BHP. https://web.archive.org/web/20071224003928/http://odx.bhpbilliton.com/expansion/infrastructure.asp. 24 December 2007.
  8. Web site: Olympic Dam Expansion 2011. 3 July 2012. BHP. 5. Australia.
  9. Web site: Olympic Dam Expansion 2011: Materials handling and transport. 3 July 2012. BHP. 19. Australia.
  10. https://nrw.com.au/bhp-olympic-dam-airport-upgrade/ Contract Award: Olympic Dam Airport Upgrade
  11. [Fiscal year]
  12. Web site: Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11 . Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) . May 2012 . 27 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324180211/https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/WebAirport_FY_1986-2011.xls . 24 March 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"

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