Roma Airport (IATA: RMA, ICAO: YROM) is an airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest[1] of Roma, Queensland, Australia. The airport underwent a major redevelopment completed in April 2012, replacing the original A.T. Berry Terminal with a larger, modern facility. Much of the $14 million project funded by energy and resources companies to support their operations in the area.[3]
The airport opened in 1949, replacing an earlier facility which had been operating since the 1920s located across town, south of the railway line. The town was one of the first served by Qantas, who inaugurated weekly services between Brisbane, Roma and Charleville in April 1929. With the move to the new site, the services increased to every weekday.
As there was no terminal facilities on the site, from the 1960s ground handling, check-in and bookings were conducted out of the back of a Ford Falcon utility by local man Alan Berry. On 27 April 1996 the mayor of Roma opened a new terminal facility, named the AT Berry Terminal in honour of Mr. Berry's dedication to aviation in the town.[5]
The airport and terminal facilities were extensively upgraded in 2012, with the construction of a new terminal (also named the AT Berry Terminal) and enlarged apron. Within months of opening in April, by December the new terminal was already operating close to capacity, handling more than 179,000 passengers in the 2012-13 financial year. In 2013-14 the airport handled more than 254,000 passengers,[6] ranking Roma as the 29th busiest airport in Australia. This growth represented an increase of 42.1% on the previous year and was the strongest growth recorded for any regional airport in Australia. Much of this passenger traffic is generated from closed fly-in fly-out (FIFO) charters for the resources industry involved in coal seam gas energy projects in the Surat Basin.
In October 2014, JETGO Australia announced direct jet services to Sydney to begin in November as one of two destinations to launch the airline's expansion into scheduled public transport flights. After delaying starting the route until December, on 20 November the company announced that due to slow bookings and the slowing of the local resources industry that they were cancelling the planned services.[7]
On the evening of 28 September 1989, a Beechcraft Baron flying from Longreach to Roma failed to arrive at the airport. No distress call was received. A search and rescue operation located wreckage 19 km (12 mi) west of Roma, with the aircraft having descended into trees for unknown reasons. The five occupants were killed in the accident.[9]
On 25 March 2013 a similar accident occurred killing former bull riding world champion John Quintana and the CEO of livestock brokerage firm Ray White Rural when the Cessna 210 aircraft they were travelling in crashed shortly after takeoff from Roma prior to first light without broadcasting a distress call.[10]
^"Jetgo drops Sydney-Roma flights". Australian Aviation. 20 November 2014. from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^"Rex snags regulated QLD regional routes from Qantas". from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^"Aviation Safety Investigation Report 198903812" (PDF). Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 6 March 1990. (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^"VFR flight into dark night conditions and loss of control involving Cessna T210N, VH-MEQ" (PDF). Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 16 September 2014. (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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This article is about an airport serving Roma in Queensland Australia For commercial airports serving Rome Italy see Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and Ciampino G B Pastine International Airport For other airports titled Rome Airport see Rome Airport Roma Airport IATA RMA ICAO YROM is an airport located 2 nautical miles 3 7 km 2 3 mi northwest 1 of Roma Queensland Australia The airport underwent a major redevelopment completed in April 2012 replacing the original A T Berry Terminal with a larger modern facility Much of the 14 million project funded by energy and resources companies to support their operations in the area 3 Roma AirportThe A T Berry Terminal at Roma Airport 2021IATA RMAICAO YROMSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorMaranoa Regional CouncilLocationRoma QueenslandElevation AMSL1 032 ft 315 mCoordinates26 32 42 S 148 46 29 E 26 54500 S 148 77472 E 26 54500 148 77472MapYROMLocation in QueenslandRunwaysDirection Length Surface m ft 18 36 1 504 4 934 Asphalt 09 27 801 2 628 GrassStatistics FY 2013 14 Passengers243 901Aircraft movements6 377Sources Australian AIP and aerodrome chart 1 Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE 2 The Royal Flying Doctor Service has one of its nine Queensland bases at Roma Airport 4 Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Accidents and incidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe airport opened in 1949 replacing an earlier facility which had been operating since the 1920s located across town south of the railway line The town was one of the first served by Qantas who inaugurated weekly services between Brisbane Roma and Charleville in April 1929 With the move to the new site the services increased to every weekday As there was no terminal facilities on the site from the 1960s ground handling check in and bookings were conducted out of the back of a Ford Falcon utility by local man Alan Berry On 27 April 1996 the mayor of Roma opened a new terminal facility named the AT Berry Terminal in honour of Mr Berry s dedication to aviation in the town 5 The airport and terminal facilities were extensively upgraded in 2012 with the construction of a new terminal also named the AT Berry Terminal and enlarged apron Within months of opening in April by December the new terminal was already operating close to capacity handling more than 179 000 passengers in the 2012 13 financial year In 2013 14 the airport handled more than 254 000 passengers 6 ranking Roma as the 29th busiest airport in Australia This growth represented an increase of 42 1 on the previous year and was the strongest growth recorded for any regional airport in Australia Much of this passenger traffic is generated from closed fly in fly out FIFO charters for the resources industry involved in coal seam gas energy projects in the Surat Basin In October 2014 JETGO Australia announced direct jet services to Sydney to begin in November as one of two destinations to launch the airline s expansion into scheduled public transport flights After delaying starting the route until December on 20 November the company announced that due to slow bookings and the slowing of the local resources industry that they were cancelling the planned services 7 Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsAlliance AirlinesCharter BrisbaneRex AirlinesBrisbane Charleville 8 Accidents and incidents editOn the evening of 28 September 1989 a Beechcraft Baron flying from Longreach to Roma failed to arrive at the airport No distress call was received A search and rescue operation located wreckage 19 km 12 mi west of Roma with the aircraft having descended into trees for unknown reasons The five occupants were killed in the accident 9 On 25 March 2013 a similar accident occurred killing former bull riding world champion John Quintana and the CEO of livestock brokerage firm Ray White Rural when the Cessna 210 aircraft they were travelling in crashed shortly after takeoff from Roma prior to first light without broadcasting a distress call 10 See also editList of airports in QueenslandReferences edit a b YROM Roma PDF AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia effective 21 March 2024 Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Airport traffic data Archived 24 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Roma Airport Maranoa Regional Council Archived from the original on 13 December 2014 Retrieved 17 November 2014 RFDS QLD Home Page Royal Flying Doctor Service Archived from the original on 29 February 2016 Retrieved 17 April 2021 Derek Barry 12 March 2012 A history of aviation in Roma Archived from the original on 21 March 2018 Retrieved 1 April 2024 Domestic Aviation Activity Annual 2013 14 PDF Department of Infrastructure and Transport 2014 Archived PDF from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 1 April 2024 Jetgo drops Sydney Roma flights Australian Aviation 20 November 2014 Archived from the original on 2 December 2014 Retrieved 1 April 2024 Rex snags regulated QLD regional routes from Qantas Archived from the original on 3 January 2022 Retrieved 1 April 2024 Aviation Safety Investigation Report 198903812 PDF Australian Transport Safety Bureau 6 March 1990 Archived PDF from the original on 18 September 2021 Retrieved 1 April 2024 VFR flight into dark night conditions and loss of control involving Cessna T210N VH MEQ PDF Australian Transport Safety Bureau 16 September 2014 Archived PDF from the original on 19 September 2020 Retrieved 1 April 2024 External links editAirport Guide Portals nbsp Queensland nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roma Airport amp oldid 1216613798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
