Geraldton is an airport located 10 kilometers east of the city of Geraldton , Western Australia , along the main regional road Geraldton-Mount Magnet, Midwest Australia . The airport annually serves about 60 thousand people.
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Geraldton Airport is designed for general aviation and regular passenger traffic. It also accepts various air transport, which provides the necessary industry and commerce for the midwestern region of Australia.
The airport is the main base for charter flights, flight training, private flights, air and agricultural work, as well as aircraft maintenance in the midwestern region.
The nearest airfields are Mulleva 100 kilometers east and Kalbarri 100 kilometers north. For the reception of large aircraft, Perth Airport is 370 kilometers to the south.
At the airport, passenger aircraft depart and depart daily to and from Perth, QantasLink and Skywest Airlines .
General aviation carries out civilian flights, as well as private and charter flights, agricultural spraying and aeration.
The airport is the base for several civil aviation organizations in flight training:
- Geraldton Air Charter
- Batavia Coast Air Charter
- Shine Aviation Services
- Mid West Aero Club
- "Bristow Helicopters"
- OM Helicopters
Shine Aviation Service conducts official flight training southeast of the airport.
Mid West Aero Club provides aircraft maintenance. Among the staff of the company are aviation engineers
Bristow Helicopters provides support to coastal exploration services.
Agricultural Spraying Services provides aerial dusting services.
The Royal Flying Doctor in Western Australia uses the airport to park ambulance transports and has an aircraft hangar.
Local charter flights at Geraldton Airport are carried out on a rotational basis . Services include flights to other cities. Skywest Airlines operates on Tuesdays, and Maroomba on Fridays.
Geraldton is located relatively close to the large, almost 2 millionth city of Perth, and therefore provides a significant number of related air operations.
Airlines and Destinations
| Airline | Destinations |
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| Skywest airlines | Port Hedland, Perth, Kalgoorlie, Melbourne |
| QantasLink | Perth [2] |
Statistics
The airport took 44th place in Australia in terms of the number of passengers served in 2009-2010. [3]
| Year | Passengers | Takeoffs and landings (thousand) |
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| 2001-02 | 48774 | 2421 |
| 2002-03 | 54880 | 2552 |
| 2003-04 | 56707 | 2416 |
| 2004-05 | 77235 | 3727 |
| 2005-06 | 88610 | 3676 |
| 2006-07 | 87634 | 3473 |
| 2007-08 | 103455 | 4273 |
| 2008-09 | 99479 | 4068 |
| 2009-10 | 99364 | 4198 |
See also
- List of Australia's busiest airports
Notes
- β En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, . Northwest Aviation Services (March 06, 2011). Date of treatment March 6, 2011. Archived on September 22, 2012.
- β Northwest Aviation Services moves in to Geraldton . Northwest Aviation Services (September 06, 2011). Date of treatment September 6, 2011. Archived September 22, 2012.
- β Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2009-10 (unavailable link) . Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) (June 2010). Date of treatment July 29, 2011. Archived July 22, 2008.