Learmonth Airport

Learmonth Airport (IATA: LEA, ICAO: YPLM) is a civil airport, co-located on the site of RAAF Base Learmonth, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base. The airport is located near the town of Exmouth on the north-west coast of Western Australia, in Australia.

This article is about the civilian aerodrome. For the military air base, see RAAF Base Learmonth.

Learmonth Airport
Summary
Airport typeCivil aviation
OwnerDepartment of Defence
OperatorShire of Exmouth
ServesExmouth, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates22°14′09″S 114°05′19″E
WebsiteLearmonth Airport
Map
YPLM
Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,047 9,997 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2012/13[1])
Passengers90,861
Aircraft movements1,938
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2]
Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE[3]

Established in the 1940s as an airfield, the current airport is operated by the Shire of Exmouth under a lease from the Australian Government Department of Defence and occupies an area of 23.9 hectares (59 acres) on the RAAF Base Learmonth site. The terminal opened on 3 December 1999.[4]

On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth. On 1 June 2012, an AirAsia X flight to Perth made an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport for refuelling. Learmonth is designated an emergency alternative airport in the case of fog or bad weather affecting Perth Airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
QantasLink Perth

Statistics

Learmonth Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2012–2013.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Learmonth[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengersAircraft movements
2001-02
13,498
742
2002-03
17,428
986
2003-04
18,840
751
2004-05
25,374
859
2005-06
30,292
884
2006-07
36,840
1,052
2007-08
44,674
1,390
2008-09
43,210
1,260
2009-10
45,667
1,264
2010-11
55,759
1,429
2011-12
87,260
1,667
2012-13
90,861
1,938

See also

References
  1. Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. YPLM – Learmonth (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 05 Nov 2020, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2012-13". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  4. "About the Airport". Shire of Exmouth. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "First steps to second Perth airport". Perth Now. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
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