Broken Hill Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Council of the City of Broken Hill | ||||||||||||||
Location | Broken Hill, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 959 ft / 292 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°00′06″S 141°28′18″E / 32.00167°S 141.47167°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | brokenhill.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||
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Broken Hill Airport (IATA: BHQ, ICAO: YBHI) is an airport located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast[2] of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
The airport currently is used as a base of operations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South-Eastern section thus making it a very important hub for this service.
It is also used extensively by the mining industry.
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QantasLink | Sydney |
Rex Airlines | Adelaide, Dubbo, Griffith,[4] Mildura, Sydney |
Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009–2010.[3]
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