Bundaberg Airport
Bundaberg Airport Bundaberg Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 24°54′14″S 152°19′07″E / 24.90389°S 152.31861°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | bundaberg | ||||||||||||||
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Bundaberg Airport (
The
The Bundaberg Regional Council conducted major works on the runway, terminal, carpark and navigation aids in 2009–10 in an attempt to attract services using A320/737 type aircraft.
History
The airport was officially opened on 12 December 1931, by the
In February 2022,
World War II
With the outbreak of World War II, it was decided as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme to requisition Bundaberg Airport and develop it as a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Flying Training School.
Known as RAAF Station Bundaberg it was initially used in 1941 by
Units Based at Bundaberg
- No. 32 Squadron RAAF ('B' Flight) – 1 May 1943 – 4 September 1944
- No. 66 Squadron RAAF – 20 May 1943 – 6 January 1944
- No. 71 Squadron RAAF ('B' Flight) – 1 May 1942 – 26 January 1943
- No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF – 14 December 1941 – 25 July 1945
- No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF – 16 October 1941 – 12 January 1942
- No. 88 Operational Base Unit RAAF – 14 June 1945 – 26 April 1946
- Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force Personnel & equipment pool – 25 June 1945 – 26 April 1946.
Bundaberg War Graves
Located within the Bundaberg General Cemetery, it contains the burial places of 46 soldiers and airmen of the Australian Forces and five airmen of the United States Army Air Corps.[12]
Post war
The Department of Civil Aviation took over Bundaberg Aerodrome on 31 July 1946. Bundaberg City Council took over the airport in June 1983. A new terminal was opened on 9 May 1986. A major extension to Bundaberg Airport was completed in March 2010, making the runway jet capable and also including an expanded Terminal.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bonza | Gold Coast,[13] Melbourne[14] |
Link Airways | Brisbane[15] |
QantasLink | Brisbane |
Seair Pacific | Lady Elliot Island |
Statistics
Bundaberg Airport was ranked
Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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2001–02 | 54,351 |
3,546
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2002–03 | 56,549 |
2,723
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2003–04 | 66,716 |
2,522
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2004–05 | 87,377 |
2,915
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2005–06 | 98,276 |
3,161
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2006–07 | 103,946 |
3,103
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2007–08 | 116,572 |
3,010
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2008–09 | 114,715 |
2,673
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2009–10 | 115,889 |
2,508
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2010–11 | 132,731 |
2,832
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
- ^ a b c d e YBUD – Bundaberg (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "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"
- Aviation Safety Network. Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Airport Guide: Bundaberg Airport". Qantas. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ Bundaberg Regional Council. Archivedfrom the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "RFDS QLD Home Page". Royal Flying Doctor Service. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "QUEEN VISITS TWO CITIES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 262. 12 March 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia. ,...Bundaberg is proud of its aviator Bert Hinkler...On her first country visit in Queensland the Queen landed at Hinkler Airport, Bundaberg...
- ^ "HINKLER AIRPORT". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 188. New South Wales, Australia. 27 October 1936. p. 1. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Advocate. Tasmania, Australia. 27 October 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bonza Announces New Destinations". Bay939Radio. Bay939. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "War Cemeteries in Queensland: Bundaberg War Cemetery". Office of Australian War Graves. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Bonza Launches Gold Coast Base in Nov 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Bonza April/May 2023 Melbourne Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Link Airways Adds Brisbane – Bundaberg From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 August 2022.