Mount Gambier Airport
Encyclopedia
Mount Gambier Airport is an airport in Mount Gambier
, South Australia
.
Located 12 kilometres (12,000,000,000,000 nm) north of Mount Gambier, it is situated on the Riddoch Highway
, and is the only commercial airport servicing the south east of South Australia
. Currently Regional Express
is the only airline servicing the airport, with multiple daily flights to Adelaide
and Melbourne
with Saab 340
turboprop aircraft.
and the District Council of Grant
. The upgrade will strengthen the main runway, aprons and taxiways, to enable larger aircraft to operate to the airport and help increase to areas tourism appeal.
or Boeing 737
aircraft, a A$2 million strengthening of the runway, taxiways and apron would need to occur. The council has applied for federal government funding for the project.
says it is exploring further services into regional South Australia
, including flights to Mount Gambier
. The airline has announced it will introduce a new air service between Adelaide
to Port Lincoln, however QantasLink says while Port Lincoln is its primary focus, it will explore further expansion into regional areas.
s served in financial year 2009-2010.
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border....
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
Located 12 kilometres (12,000,000,000,000 nm) north of Mount Gambier, it is situated on the Riddoch Highway
Riddoch Highway
The Riddoch Highway in south-eastern South Australia branches from the Dukes Highway at Keith and travels south through Padthaway, Naracoorte, Penola, Nangwarry, Tarpeena, and Mount Gambier to Port MacDonnell and nearby Cape Northumberland....
, and is the only commercial airport servicing the south east of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. Currently Regional Express
Regional Express Airlines
Regional Express Pty Ltd is an airline based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. It operates scheduled regional services. It is Australia's largest regional airline outside the Qantas group of companies and serves New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, North Queensland and Tasmania...
is the only airline servicing the airport, with multiple daily flights to Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
with Saab 340
Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio...
turboprop aircraft.
Upgrade
Mount Gambier Airport will be upgraded under a $3.2 million program partly funded by the Government of South AustraliaGovernment of South Australia
The form of the Government of South Australia is prescribed in its constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
and the District Council of Grant
District Council of Grant
The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state....
. The upgrade will strengthen the main runway, aprons and taxiways, to enable larger aircraft to operate to the airport and help increase to areas tourism appeal.
Airlines and destinations
Former airlines
Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue has shown interest in operating services to the airport from either Melbourne or Adelaide. This has not yet been specified, however the airline would only aim to compete on one of the existing two routes operating out of the airport at the current time. However, for the airline to operate services into and out of the airport, whether it used its Embraer E-JetsEmbraer E-Jets
The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range, jet airliners produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and corporate aircraft. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft series...
or Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
aircraft, a A$2 million strengthening of the runway, taxiways and apron would need to occur. The council has applied for federal government funding for the project.
QantasLink
QantasLinkQantasLink
QantasLink is a regional brand of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is a major competitor to Regional Express Airlines, Virgin Australia and Skywest Airlines. As of September 2010 QantasLink provides 1900 flights each week to 54 domestic and...
says it is exploring further services into regional South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, including flights to Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border....
. The airline has announced it will introduce a new air service between Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
to Port Lincoln, however QantasLink says while Port Lincoln is its primary focus, it will explore further expansion into regional areas.
Statistics
Mount Gambier Airport was ranked 45th in Australia for the number of revenue passengerRevenue passenger
A revenue passenger is someone who has paid the transport operator for her or his trip. That excludes non-paying passengers such as airline employees flying on free or nearly-free passes, babies and children who do not have a seat of their own, etc...
s served in financial year 2009-2010.
See also
- United States Army Air Forces in AustraliaUnited States Army Air Forces in AustraliaDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established a series of airfields in Australia for the collective defense of the country, as well as for conducting offensive operations against the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy...
(World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
) - List of the busiest airports in Australia
