Construction and fencing of the Kalgoorlie Aerodrome commenced in 1928,[4] and completed the following year with Royal Australian Air Force landing five Wapiti Jupiter Series aeroplanes in front of large crowds. The aeroplanes were making their way to Perth in preparation for the East-West Air Race.[5]
Ownership of the airport was transferred from the Commonwealth Government to the Shire of Boulder in 1989 with a A$4.2 million grant to construct a new terminal and additional runway space. The new airport opened in November 1992.[6]
The airport hosts a number of daily Perth to Kalgoorlie return flight services. Between November 2007 and November 2008, Skywest Airlines (now known as Virgin Australia Regional Airlines) operated a three times weekly direct service from Kalgoorlie to Melbourne, which failed due to soaring fuel prices and increasing economic uncertainty.[7] Skywest resumed their Kalgoorlie to Melbourne operation in February 2010, with a once a week service.[8]
The airport is a major hub for fly-in fly-out service due to the mining boom in the region. It is also a hub for the Goldfields Air Services, which offers chartering and flight lessons, along with the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which uses Kalgoorlie as a hub due to the lack of medical assistance for people in the region, transporting major injuries from Kalgoorlie to Perth.
^"Advertising". Kalgoorlie Miner. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. 19 September 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Air Force Planes". Kalgoorlie Miner. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. 2 October 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 22 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
kalgoorlie, boulder, airport, iata, icao, ypkg, airport, kalgoorlie, western, australia, airport, nautical, miles, south, city, airport, terminal, 2018iata, kgiicao, ypkgsummaryairport, typepublicoperatorcity, kalgoorlie, boulderlocationkalgoorlie, western, au. Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport IATA KGI ICAO YPKG is an airport in Kalgoorlie Western Australia The airport is 3 nautical miles 5 6 km 3 5 mi south of the city 2 Kalgoorlie Boulder AirportThe airport terminal 2018IATA KGIICAO YPKGSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorCity of Kalgoorlie BoulderLocationKalgoorlie Western AustraliaElevation AMSL1 203 ft 367 mCoordinates30 47 22 S 121 27 42 E 30 78944 S 121 46167 E 30 78944 121 46167 Coordinates 30 47 22 S 121 27 42 E 30 78944 S 121 46167 E 30 78944 121 46167Websitewww kalbould wa gov au MapYPKGLocation in Western AustraliaRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft11 29 2 000 6 562 Asphalt18 36 1 200 3 937 AsphaltStatistics 2010 11 1 Passengers259 958Aircraft movements2 779Sources Australian AIP and aerodrome chart 2 Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE 3 Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Operations 4 Top routes from Kalgoorlie 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditConstruction and fencing of the Kalgoorlie Aerodrome commenced in 1928 4 and completed the following year with Royal Australian Air Force landing five Wapiti Jupiter Series aeroplanes in front of large crowds The aeroplanes were making their way to Perth in preparation for the East West Air Race 5 Ownership of the airport was transferred from the Commonwealth Government to the Shire of Boulder in 1989 with a A 4 2 million grant to construct a new terminal and additional runway space The new airport opened in November 1992 6 The airport handled 259 958 passengers in the year ending 30 June 2011 making it the 21st busiest airport in Australia 1 3 The airport hosts a number of daily Perth to Kalgoorlie return flight services Between November 2007 and November 2008 Skywest Airlines now known as Virgin Australia Regional Airlines operated a three times weekly direct service from Kalgoorlie to Melbourne which failed due to soaring fuel prices and increasing economic uncertainty 7 Skywest resumed their Kalgoorlie to Melbourne operation in February 2010 with a once a week service 8 The airport is a major hub for fly in fly out service due to the mining boom in the region It is also a hub for the Goldfields Air Services which offers chartering and flight lessons along with the Royal Flying Doctor Service which uses Kalgoorlie as a hub due to the lack of medical assistance for people in the region transporting major injuries from Kalgoorlie to Perth Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsAlliance AirlinesPerthQantasPerthQantasLinkPerthVirgin AustraliaPerthVirgin Australia Regional AirlinesPerthOperations EditBusiest domestic routes into and out of Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport FY 2016 1 9 Rank Airport Passengers carried change1 Western Australia Perth Airport 237 076 11 72 Victoria Melbourne Airport No data no dataTop routes from Kalgoorlie EditKalgoorlie Flights Per Week Updated 16 February 2019 1 9 Rank Airport1 Western Australia Perth Airport 46 flights per week2 Victoria Melbourne Airport 1 flight per weekSee also EditList of airports in Western Australia Aviation transport in AustraliaReferences Edit a b c d Fiscal year 1 July 30 June a b YPKG Kalgoorlie Boulder PDF AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia effective 2022 09 22 Aeronautical Chart a b 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 27 June 2012 Refers to Regular Public Transport RPT operations only Advertising Kalgoorlie Miner Kalgoorlie Western Australia 19 September 1928 p 2 Retrieved 22 November 2015 via National Library of Australia Air Force Planes Kalgoorlie Miner Kalgoorlie Western Australia 2 October 1929 p 1 Retrieved 22 November 2015 via National Library of Australia Background City of Kalgoorlie Boulder 2015 Retrieved 21 November 2015 SkyWest suspends Kalgoorlie Melbourne route Australian Broadcasting Corporation 31 July 2008 Retrieved 10 June 2019 SKYWEST TO RESUME KALGOORLIE MELBOURNE australianaviation com au 15 January 2010 Retrieved 10 June 2019 a b Australian Domestic Airline Activity 2010 11 Bureau of Infrastructure Transport and Regional Economics BITRE May 2016 Retrieved 27 June 2016 Refers to Regular Public Transport RPT operations only External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport page at City of Kalgoorlie Boulder website Current weather for YPKG at NOAA NWS Airservices Aerodromes amp Procedure ChartsPortals Western Australia Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport amp oldid 1122580271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
