Albany Airport (Western Australia)

Albany Regional Airport (IATA: ALH, ICAO: YABA) is an airport serving Albany, Western Australia.[2] It is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Albany just off Albany Highway and operated by the City of Albany.[2]

Albany Regional Airport Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport
Albany Airport entrance
IATA: ALH ICAO: YABA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City of Albany
Serves	Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Elevation AMSL	233 ft / 71 m
Coordinates	34°56′36″S 117°48′32″E
Map
YABA Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,800 5,906 Asphalt 05/23 1,096 3,596 Asphalt
Statistics (2010-11[1])
Passengers 56,002 Aircraft movements 1,810
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE[3]

Also known as Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport, it is the largest airport in the Great Southern Region. The IATA airport code is sometimes listed as ABA and the ICAO airport code was previously YPAL.

The Royal Flying Doctors Service, general charter flights and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flights are also serviced by the airport.[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 233 ft (71 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,800 m × 30 m (5,906 ft × 98 ft) and 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,096 m × 30 m (3,596 ft × 98 ft).[2]

The airport is equipped with an instrument landing system that enables all-weather capability for passenger transport. The sealed 1,800 m (5,906 ft) runway is capable of allowing a Boeing 737 aircraft to land.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Regional Express Airlines	Perth[6]
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines	Charter: Boolgeeda, Perth

Statistics

Albany Airport was ranked 57th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Albany[3]

Year[1]	Revenue passengers	Aircraft movements
2001-02	32,351	1,316
2002-03	34,303	1,344
2003-04	37,462	1,334
2004-05	43,682	1,416
2005-06	49,824	1,572
2006-07	51,186	1,614
2007-08	57,401	1,817
2008-09	52,805	1,802
2009-10	52,535	1,780
2010-11	56,002	1,810

See also

• List of airports in Western Australia

References

1. Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
2. YABA – Albany (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 May 2020, Aeronautical Chart
3. "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"
4. "City of Albany - Albany Regional Airport". 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
5. "Great Southern Economic Perspective" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
6. http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/11/rex-named-as-preferred-tenderer-for-two-wa-govt-contracts/