Mildura Airport
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Coordinates | 34°13′45″S 142°05′08″E / 34.22917°S 142.08556°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | milduraairport | ||||||||||||||
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Mildura Airport (
History
The airport was first established in 1920 as a landing ground for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. In 1923, the airport was officially opened as a commercial airport.[1]
During World War II from 1942 until 1946 it was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force as RAAF Base Mildura.[7] From 1961 to 1976, Australia and the United States Atomic Energy Commission conducted "Project HIBAL" Upper Atmosphere Sampling at Mildura Airport.[8][9][10][11]
In 1967 the Airport was used to launch balloons for the
Its terminal facilities underwent renovation in September 2012, a $6.4 million revamp by builders Mossop Construction + Interiors. This was completed to modernise the airport, as well as increase its passenger handling capabilities to support future air travel growth.
In February 2022, new budget airline
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bonza | Gold Coast,[15] Melbourne,[16] Sunshine Coast[17] |
QantasLink | Melbourne, Sydney |
Rex Airlines | Melbourne |
Operations
Rank | Airport | Passengers carried | % Change |
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1 | Victoria |
196,721 | 1.0 |
Statistics
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Accidents and incidents
- On 18 June 2013, a Instrument Landing System approach aid at the time and the crew performed the landing without visual reference to the runway on the second attempt. The aircraft landed with 535 kg (1,179 lb) remaining fuel.[20]
- On 6 November 2015, the pilot of a Cessna 310R, on a private flight from Moorabbin, lost control and crashed on approach to land at Mildura, after the left engine was starved of fuel. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft destroyed.[21]
See also
- List of airports in Victoria
- Transport in Australia
References
- ^ a b Simon (20 August 2023). "Mildura Airport in Mildura, Victoria, Australia". Airport List. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ a b Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ^ a b YMIA – Mildura (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, 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"
- ^ Mildura Airport — Flights to Mildura Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mildura Rural City Council - The Winner Is...Mildura Archived 13 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RAAF Base Mildura". RAAF Museum.
- ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America relating to Upper Atmosphere Sampling (HIBAL). ATS 7 of 1961". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to extend the Agreement relating to Upper Atmosphere Sampling of 9 May 1961 ATS 12 of 1962 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Pacheco, Luis Eduardo. "Australian Balloon Launch Station (ABLS), Mildura, Victoria". stratocat.com.ar. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America to amend andextend the Agreement relating to Upper Atmosphere Sampling of 9 May 1961, as amended ATS 12 of 1969 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the French Republic concerning the Conduct of Balloon Launchings in Australia for Scientific and Meteorological Studies ATS 27 of 1967 ". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Virgin Blue adds regional Australian destination". Aviation Record. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "New airline promises direct flights from Mildura and Albury to the Sunshine Coast". ABC News. 15 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bonza Outlines Operational Network in 1H23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Australian Domestic Airline Activity 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ Ellen Whinnett (18 July 2013). "Virgin plane had just 535 kg of fuel when it made emergency landing at Mildura Airport". Herald Sun.
- Commonwealth of Australia. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Aviation Occurrence Investigation AO-2015-129". Australian Transport Safety Bureau. ATSB. Retrieved 18 September 2018.