Broken Hill Airport (IATA: BHQ, ICAO: YBHI) is an airport located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast[2] of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Broken Hill Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCouncil of the City of Broken Hill
LocationBroken Hill, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL959 ft / 292 m
Coordinates32°00′06″S 141°28′18″E / 32.00167°S 141.47167°E / -32.00167; 141.47167
Websitebrokenhill.nsw.gov.au
Map
YBHI is located in New South Wales
YBHI
YBHI
Location in New South Wales
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,515 8,251 Asphalt
14/32 1,000 3,281 Grass
Statistics (2010–11[1])
Passengers63,098
Aircraft movements2,846

The airport currently is used as a base of operations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South-Eastern section thus making it a very important hub for this service.

It is also used extensively by the mining industry.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
QantasLink Sydney
Rex Airlines Adelaide, Dubbo, Griffith,[4] Mildura, Sydney

Statistics

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Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009–2010.[3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Broken Hill[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001–02
28,287
1,998
2002–03
29,168
2,215
2003–04
34,457
2,313
2004–05
39,281
2,412
2005–06
43,631
2,441
2006–07
48,405
2,453
2007–08
59,561
2,841
2008–09
55,809
2,738
2009–10
60,469
2,682
2010–11
63,098
2,846

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. ^ a b YBHI – Broken Hill (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
  3. ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  4. ^ "Flight Schedules".