Great Barrier Reef Airport

Great Barrier Reef Airport (IATA: HTI, ICAO: YBHM), also known as Hamilton Island Airport, is a privately owned public use aerodrome and is the primary airport of the Whitsunday Islands, as well as the airport of Hamilton Island. The airport is settled on mostly reclaimed land and is commercially served year-round by Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Qantas and QantasLink. Hamilton Island Airport handles flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Cairns and is also the airport launch pad for scenic flights to the Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach. Private flights and charters also fly into Great Barrier Reef Airport, along with locally operated helicopters, light planes and seaplanes.

Great Barrier Reef Airport

Hamilton Island
Great Barrier Reef Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGreat Barrier Reef Airport Pty Ltd
LocationHamilton Island (Queensland)
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates20°21′29″S 148°57′06″E
WebsiteOfficial website
Map
YBHM
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,764 5,787 Asphalt
Statistics (2010–2011[1])
Passengers457,641
Aircraft movements4,145
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] BITRE[3]

Built in the 1980s, Ansett Australia had exclusive rights to serve the airport, as part of its 50% shareholding. Ansett sold its shareholding to the BT Hotel Group in May 1998, allowing Qantas to begin to serve the airport.[4][5][6] The airport suffered heavily in September 2001 with the demise of Ansett Australia, which operated more heavily out of the airport than any other airline with flights to Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.[7]

In the year ending 30 June 2011[1] the airport handled 457,641 passengers making it the 19th busiest airport in Australia.[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Jetstar Sydney, Melbourne (Begins March 29 2021)
Qantas Melbourne,[8] Sydney[9]
QantasLink Brisbane,[10] Cairns, Sydney
Regional Air Charter: Mackay[11]
Virgin Australia Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney

Operations
Busiest domestic routes into and out of Hamilton Island Airport
(FY 2011)[1][12]
RankAirportPassengers carried% change
1Sydney180,109 N/A*
2Brisbane170,376 4.6

*Sydney route included from July 2009

See also

References
  1. Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
  2. YBHM – Hamilton (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020, Aeronautical Chart
  3. "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. Hamilton Island to buy the other half of its airport Australian Financial Review 15 September 1999
  5. The Story of the Rise and Fall of Ansett 1936-2002. Fyshwick: Stewart Wilson Aerospace Publications. 2002. p. 41. ISBN 1875671579.
  6. History of Hamilton Island Hamilton Island
  7. Ansett collapse hurts Hamilton Island The Age 15 March 2002
  8. "Media Releases - QANTAS AND JETSTAR BOOST QUEENSLAND FLYING - Qantas News Room". www.qantasnewsroom.com.au.
  9. "QANTAS ANNOUNCES NEW DOMESTIC ROUTES". Qantas. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  10. "QantasLink to enter Brisbane-Hamilton Island route - Australian Aviation". australianaviation.com.au.
  11. "Home".
  12. "Australian Domestic Airline Activity 2010–11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
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