Tamworth Regional Airport
Tamworth Airport Tamworth Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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AMSL 1,334 ft / 407 m | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°05′02″S 150°50′58″E / 31.08389°S 150.84944°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | tamworth.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamworth Airport (
Tamworth Airport is the northern base of the Hunter Region
History
No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School of the
In 1951 a decision was taken to relocate the aerodrome with the council commencing construction in 1952 and the official opening of the new airport in 1956. The airport received a further upgrade to medium jet standard in 1982. The addition of the 1,110 m (3,642 ft) parallel runway and associated facility expansion was undertaken between 1990 and 1993 as part of the establishment of the British Aerospace/Ansett pilot training joint venture which has evolved into the Bae systems college. Bae systems withdrew from Tamworth Airport in 2020 and the college facilities were re-branded as International Flight Training Tamworth (IFTT), under the ownership of Tamworth Regional Council, with CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Tamworth remaining on site.
The Tamworth Airport terminal expansion was completed in June 2012, to facilitate the commencement of passenger screening. A further expansion was carried out in 2014 to accommodate operations by additional carriers.[citation needed]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the flight training school was converted into accommodation for the local boarding school Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School to comply with social distancing regulations.[citation needed]
In February 2022,
Facilities
The airport resides at an
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bonza | Melbourne[11] |
Link Airways | Brisbane,[12] Sydney[13] |
QantasLink | Brisbane,[14] Sydney |
Statistics
Tamworth Airport was
Year[2] | Revenue passengers | RPT movements |
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2001–02 | 80,984 |
6,169
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2002–03 | 68,029 |
4,859
|
2003–04 | 75,274 |
4,717
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2004–05 | 86,503 |
5,040
|
2005–06 | 92,634 |
4,979
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2006–07 | 98,199 |
3,510
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2007–08 | 107,312 |
3,185
|
2008–09 | 116,669 |
2,911
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2009–10 | 134,972 |
4,041
|
2010–11 | 153,680 |
4,566
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2016–17 | 189,628 |
5,309
|
See also
References
- ^ a b c d YSTW – Tamworth (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 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-12". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ "Movements at Australian Airports" (PDF). Airservices Australia. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Airport Guide: Tamworth Airport". Qantas. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Tamworth Regional Airport". Tamworth Regional Council. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme - International Pathway". Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Elementary Flying Training Schools". RAAF Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Bonza Announces New Destinations". Bay939Radio. Bay939. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Bonza April/May 2023 Melbourne Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "FlyCorporate adds Brisbane – Tamworth service from Nov 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Announcement of new direct flights between Tamworth and Sydney". Tamworth Regional Council. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Qantas Link adds Brisbane – Tamworth service from late-March 2020".