Orange Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Orange City Council | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Orange City Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Orange, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Huntley /Spring Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,115 ft / 949 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°22′54″S149°07′59″E / 33.38167°S 149.13306°E /-33.38167; 149.13306 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/orange-regional-airport | ||||||||||||||
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  YORG Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: AustralianAIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||||||
Orange Regional Airport (IATA:OAG,ICAO:YORG) is located in theCentral Tablelands region ofNew South Wales between the city ofOrange[1] and the town ofBlayney. It is located in the area known as Huntley, nearSpring Hill and approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from Orange's business district.
At anelevation of 3,115 ft (949 m) abovesea level, the airport is Australia's third-highest airport, behindMount Hotham Airport andArmidale Airport. It has tworunways: 11/29 with anasphalt surface measuring 2,213 m × 30 m (7,260 ft × 98 ft) and 04/22 with agrassed redclay surface measuring 783 m × 30 m (2,569 ft × 98 ft).[1] In April 1976, it became the first airport in Australia to have apilot-controlled lighting system installed.[2]
As part of a larger upgrade to the airport, the old terminal building was closed on 21 September 2013 and demolished in the following weeks. Construction of the new terminal was estimated to cost A$3.3 million.[3][4] A two-year project to extend the airport's main runway by 538 metres (1,765 feet) commenced around the same time, and was completed in 2015.[5]
In August 2014, the airport's new terminal opened, which featured dedicated departures and arrivals areas; room for facilities for three airlines; a cafe and a conveyor belt system. Additionally, the terminal has secured long term car parking (which is currently free), free unsecured long term parking, and short term/drop off parking. The terminal has no security screening, meaning that despite the improvements to the airport's runways, aircraft with over 50 seats remain unable to offer services from the airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Link Airways | Brisbane,[6]Melbourne[7] |
| QantasLink | Sydney[8][9] |
| Rex Airlines | Sydney |
Originally established in the 1930s, the Orange Aero Club is a social and flying club based at the airport. The club hosts regular flying competitions and fly-aways from its new building, theMax Hazelton Aero Centre, named after the founder ofHazelton Airlines.[10]
There are a small number of flying schools based at the airport accommodating training in both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
Orange Airport wasranked 53rd in Australia for the number ofrevenue passengers served infinancial year 2010–2011.[11][12]
| Year[11] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 38,820 | 3,086 |
| 2002–03 | 37,856 | 2,597 |
| 2003–04 | 48,945 | 2,381 |
| 2004–05 | 57,294 | 2,512 |
| 2005–06 | 56,576 | 2,528 |
| 2006–07 | 58,252 | 2,519 |
| 2007–08 | 60,736 | 2,568 |
| 2008–09 | 54,560 | 2,468 |
| 2009–10 | 53,379 | 2,308 |
| 2010–11 | 59,840 | 2,315 |
