Quilpie Airport

Coordinates: 26°36′33.7″S 144°15′27.7″E / 26.609361°S 144.257694°E / -26.609361; 144.257694
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Quilpie Airport
  • AMSL
655 ft / 200 m
Coordinates26°36′33.7″S 144°15′27.7″E / 26.609361°S 144.257694°E / -26.609361; 144.257694
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YQLP is located in Queensland
YQLP
YQLP
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,493 4,898 Composite
18/36 1,070 3,510 Clay
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Quilpie Airport (IATA: ULP, ICAO: YQLP) is an airport serving Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Quilpie and operated by the Quilpie Shire Council.[1] The airport received $242,666 for security upgrades from the Australian Government in 2006.[2]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 655 ft (200 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 09/27 with a composite surface measuring 1,493 m × 30 m (4,898 ft × 98 ft) and 18/36 with a clay surface measuring 1,070 m × 30 m (3,510 ft × 98 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Rex Airlines Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Charleville, Mount Isa, Toowoomba, Windorah

Services are operated under contract to the

Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d YQLP – Quilpie (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Australia upgrades airport security". Urban Development Asia. 8 March 2006. Archived from the original on 28 November 2006.
  3. ^ "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 15 October 2014.

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