Learmonth Airport (IATA: LEA, ICAO: YPLM) is a civil airport, co-located on the site of RAAF Base Learmonth, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base. The airport is located near the town of Exmouth on the north-west coast of Western Australia, in Australia.
Established in the 1940s as an airfield, the current airport is operated by the Shire of Exmouth under a lease from the Australian Government Department of Defence and occupies an area of 23.9 hectares (59 acres) on the RAAF Base Learmonth site. The terminal opened on 3 December 1999.[4]
On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth. On 1 June 2012, an AirAsia X flight to Perth made an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport for refuelling.[5] Learmonth is designated an emergency alternative airport in the case of fog or bad weather affecting Perth Airport.[6]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| QantasLink | Perth |
Statistics
Learmonth Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2012–2013.[1][3]
| Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 13,498 |
742
|
| 2002-03 | 17,428 |
986
|
| 2003-04 | 18,840 |
751
|
| 2004-05 | 25,374 |
859
|
| 2005-06 | 30,292 |
884
|
| 2006-07 | 36,840 |
1,052
|
| 2007-08 | 44,674 |
1,390
|
| 2008-09 | 43,210 |
1,260
|
| 2009-10 | 45,667 |
1,264
|
| 2010-11 | 55,759 |
1,429
|
| 2011-12 | 87,260 |
1,667
|
| 2012-13 | 90,861 |
1,938
|
See also
References
- ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ^ YPLM – Learmonth (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2012-13". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ "About the Airport". Shire of Exmouth. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Computer fault blamed for QF72 Qantas nose dive". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "First steps to second Perth airport". Perth Now. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
External links
- Learmonth Airport at exmouth.wa.gov.au
- Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts
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