Shark Bay Airport Explained

Monkey Mia Airport
Iata:MJK
Icao:YSHK
Type:Public
Owner:Shire of Shark Bay
Operator:RAC Tourism Assets Pty Ltd
Opened:1954[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Location:Denham, Western Australia
Elevation-F:111
Coordinates:-25.8933°N 113.5767°W
Pushpin Map:Western Australia
Pushpin Label:YSHK
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western Australia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:1,690
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: AIP

Monkey Mia Airport is an airport located on the Peron Peninsula within the Shark Bay World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region serving Monkey Mia, a resort in Western Australia, and the nearby town of Denham.

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  1. News: Passenger Service Opens To Shark Bay Airport . . 78 . 44 . Western Australia . 4 November 1954 . 9 August 2019 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Minister Told of Need For Airstrip . . 69 . 20,737 . Western Australia . 6 January 1953 . 9 August 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Shark Bay's Claim For Aerodrome . . 68 . 20,443 . Western Australia . 26 January 1952 . 9 August 2019 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Aerodrome Started . . 78 . 1 . Western Australia . 7 January 1954 . 9 August 2019 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: New Airport at Shark Bay . . 78 . 18 . Western Australia . 6 May 1954 . 9 August 2019 . 5 . National Library of Australia.