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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Quilpie Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Quilpie, Queensland,Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 655 ft / 200 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°36′33.7″S144°15′27.7″E / 26.609361°S 144.257694°E /-26.609361; 144.257694 | ||||||||||||||
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Quilpie Airport (IATA:ULP,ICAO:YQLP) is anairport servingQuilpie,Queensland,Australia.[1] It is located 1nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Quilpie and operated by theQuilpie Shire Council.[1] The airport received $242,666 for security upgrades from the Australian Government in 2006.[2]The new Quilpie Airport Terminal opened in May 2018.
The airport is at anelevation of 655 ft (200 m) abovesea level. It has tworunways: 09/27 with a composite surface measuring 1,493 m × 30 m (4,898 ft × 98 ft) and 18/36 with a clay surface measuring 1,070 m × 30 m (3,510 ft × 98 ft).[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Bedourie,Birdsville,Boulia,Brisbane,Charleville,Mount Isa,Toowoomba,Windorah |
Services are operated under contract to theGovernment of Queensland and will be taken over byRegional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.[3]
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