Olympic Dam Airport

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Olympic Dam Airport
IATA: OLPICAO: YOLD
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator BHP Billiton, Olympic Dam Operations
Serves Olympic Dam Mine
Location Olympic Dam, South Australia
Elevation AMSL 343 ft / 105 m
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Map
YOLD is located in South Australia
YOLD
YOLD
Location in South Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,591 5,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2010/11[1])
Passengers 72,215
Aircraft movements 1,875
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart,[2] passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE[3]

Olympic Dam Airport (IATA: OLP[4]ICAO: YOLD) is an airport in Olympic Dam, South Australia. There have been planned expansions for the airport starting in 2006 and ongoing in 2011. QantasLink flights operated by Alliance Airlines with flights from Adelaide serve the airport.

General information

The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. with the local time zone (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)) of +9:30 hours from UTC/GMT.[4] The airport's codes are OLP for FlightStats and IATA, YOLD for ICAO and it does not have an FFA code.[4] Avis Rent a Car System has operated from the airport.[5]

In 2007, there was a near mid-air collision between an Alliance Airlines plane and a charter plane.[6] Flooding in the region in 2010 did not affect the airport.[7]

Expansion

Relocation discussions were underway in 2006, with a discussion about either expanding the Olympic Dam airport or building a new one close to Andamooka. The area was set to have 5,000 contracted employers brought in by BHP Billiton.[8]

It is planned that the airport be relocated due to the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine.[9] Expansion plans outlined in 2011 included improving the airport to accommodate jets and passenger service.[10] 2011 plans for the airport included making the runway an all-weather one.[11] The planned location was between Roxby Downs and Andamooka.[11]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Alliance Airlines Adelaide [12]

Statistics

Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Olympic Dam[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001-02
19,289
1,304
2002-03
24,973
1,411
2003-04
25,715
1,727
2004-05
27,262
1,723
2005-06
37,112
1,924
2006-07
57,639
2,593
2007-08
74,099
2,278
2008-09
76,118
2,254
2009-10
60,168
1,809
2010-11
72,215
1,875
2011-12
90,438
2,462
2012-13
83,583
2,563
2013-14
76,103
2,233

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. YOLD – Olympic Dam (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 3 March 2016, Aeronautical Chart
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