Port Hedland International Airport

Airport for Port Hedland, Western Australia

Port Hedland International Airport

* IATA: PHE
* ICAO: YPPD

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Town of Port Hedland
Operator| Dexus (50%)
Infrastructure Capital Group (50%)
Serves| Port Hedland and South Hedland
Location| Port Hedland, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL| 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates| 20°22′40″S 118°37′35″E﻿ / ﻿20.37778°S 118.62639°E﻿ / -20.37778; 118.62639
Website| porthedlandairport.com.au
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

m  | ft
14/32  | 2,500  | 8,202  | Chipseal
18/36  | 1,000  | 3,281  | Chipseal
Statistics (2014/15)
| Passengers| 470,741

|

Aircraft movements| 5,518

Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Port Hedland International Airport (IATA: PHE, ICAO: YPPD) is an international airport serving Port Hedland, Western Australia. The airport is 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south-east[1] of Port Hedland and 11 km (6.8 mi) from South Hedland and is owned by the Town of Port Hedland Council. It is an important airport for passengers who work in the mining industry.

## History

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The airport has undergone a number of upgrades. Stage one of works include the extension of an existing taxiway and installation of new lighting, the construction of a new taxiway, widening of taxiway intersections and the extension of the domestic and international arrivals and departures area. This was to be completed by the end of July 2011.[2] A further upgrade occurred in 2013.[3]

Between 2008 and 2014, passenger movements more than doubled as a result of increased fly-in fly-out activity to the Pilbara during the mining boom.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights to Denpasar which were suspended in 2014, the Denpasar flight resumed on 4 April 2015 and is operated by Virgin Australia.[4] This flight was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic however as of 2023 the town council was advocating for this route to be reinstated.[5]

In July 2015, the Town of Port Hedland agreed to lease the airport to AMP Capital (since acquired by Dexus) and Infrastructure Capital Group for 50 years.[6][7][8]

## Airlines and destinations

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Airlines| Destinations

|

Alliance Airlines |  Perth[9]
Aviair |  Newman
Nexus Airlines |  Broome, Geraldton, Karratha[10]
Qantas |  Perth
QantasLink |  Perth
Virgin Australia |  Perth
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines |  Perth

## Statistics

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Port Hedland International Airport was ranked 21st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2022/23 and is third busiest airport in Western Australia.[11][12]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Port Hedland[12] Year[11] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements

|
|

2001–02  |

69,681

2,388

2002–03  |

76,789

2,393

2003–04  |

91,371

2,502

2004–05  |

100,430

2,791

2005–06  |

120,931

2,103

2006–07  |

158,755

2,159

2007–08  |

196,252

2,588

2008–09  |

208,819

2,757

2009–10  |

296,810

3,477

2010–11  |

367,690

4,721

2011–12  |

473,979

5,450

2012–13  |

512,630

6,020

2013–14  |

504,659

5,754

2014–15  |

470,727

5,518

2015–16  |

387,048

5,098

2016–17  |

360,984

4,840

2017–18  |

363,508

4,622

2018–19  |

382,590

4,692

2019–20  |

317,151

3,908

2020–21  |

267,330

3,479

2021–22  |

409,666

4,338

2022–23  |

477,036

4,173

2023–24  |

479,295

5,260

## Operations

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Busiest domestic routes into and out of Port Hedland Airport
(FY 2023[11])[13] Rank | Airport | Passengers movements | change

|
|
|

1 | Perth Airport | 475,876 | 16.6%*

The Perth-Port Hedland city-pair was the 30th busiest air route in Australia in Financial Year 2022-23.[14]

## See also

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* List of airports in Western Australia
* Aviation transport in Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b YPPD – Port Hedland (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
2. ^ PHIA Upgrades will Reduce Carbon Emissions and Flight Delays Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine \- Town of Port Hedland media release. Retrieved 4 August 2011
3. ^ Nine million dollar upgrade for Port Hedland International Airport Port Hedland International Airport 17 September 2013
4. ^ Port Hedland passengers board inaugural 737 flight service to Bali Town of Port Hedland 2 April 2015
5. ^ "News Story - Town to help bring Bali and Brisbane flights back » Town of Port Hedland". www.porthedland.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
6. ^ New airport custodians to deliver new era for Port Hedland Port Hedland International Airport 25 August 2015
7. ^ AMP Capital and Infrastructure Capital Group to acquire Port Hedland International Airport AMP Capital 26 August 2015
8. ^ DIT Acquires 50% of Port Hedland International Airport Infrastructure Capital 15 September 2015
9. ^ Liu, Jim. "Alliance Airlines opens reservation for Newman / Port Hedland service from late-Sep 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
10. ^ "Nexus Airlines - Connecting Us". Nexus Airlines.
11. ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
12. ^ a b "Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2022–23". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
13. ^ "Australian Domestic Airline Activity 2022–23". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). February 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
14. ^ "Passenger movements — annual activity". Department of Infrastructure and Transport (Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics).

## External links

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