Ravensthorpe Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Shire of Ravensthorpe | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ravensthorpe, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 209 ft / 64 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′50″S120°12′29″E / 33.79722°S 120.20806°E /-33.79722; 120.20806 | ||||||||||||||
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  YNRV Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: AustralianAIP and aerodrome chart[2] | |||||||||||||||
Ravensthorpe Airport (IATA:RVT,ICAO:YNRV) is an airport nearRavensthorpe, Western Australia. The airport is located 15nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south[2] of Ravensthorpe and 19 km (12 mi) north ofHopetoun. The $5 million airport was opened on 5 December 2004, when the first flight landed. The airport is managed by theShire of Ravensthorpe, and was built to support the local mines. The airport also received $17,000 in funds for security upgrades in 2005.[3]
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines have been known to operateFokker 100s to Ravensthorpe once a week as charter flights as per a contract with First Quantum Metals to support theRavensthorpe Nickel Mine.[4]
Skippers Aviation is also known to operateFairchild Metroliners andDash-8 Q300 aircraft to Ravensthorpe less regularly as charter flights.[5]
On 29 August 2006 at 17:45 local time, VH-NJE aBAe-146-100 aircraft operated byNational Jet Express departed from Ravensthorpe towardPerth. As the aircraft passed through FL130 the flight crew recalled noticing a strange smell in the flight deck. Shortly after noticing a strange smell the pilot in command heard number of "popping noises" accompanied by a series of bright flashing yellow lights and glowing behind the escape rope panel on the first officers side of the flight deck. The crew donned their oxygen masks and returned to Ravensthorpe where they landed safely. The investigation determined that the aircraft's "A" windscreen electrostatic filter had failed. That failure was consistent with an electrical arcing event. In response to this and a number of other similar failures in the UK and in Europe, the aircraft manufacturer undertook a number of safety actions, including issuing a service information letter advising operators to check the correct positioning of the insulation blankets in the vicinity of their aircraft electrostatic filters at the next available opportunity. TheAustralian Transport Safety Bureau has issued two safety recommendations that seek to reduce the likelihood of electrical arcing events in "A" windscreen filters inBAe 146 aircraft.[6]
On 21 January 2013Skywest Flight 141 aFokker 50 was nearing its scheduled stopover at Ravensthorpe fromEsperance. At approximately 9:30 am passengers and crew reported smelling burning rubber from the cabin; the smell momentarily disappeared then reappeared stronger. The flight crew made an emergency landing at Ravensthorpe where passengers were evacuated to the tarmac before being ferried by bus to the terminal. The airport was closed until the plane was inspected and deemed fit to fly.[7]
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