Port Macquarie Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | ||||||||||
| Serves | Port Macquarie, New South Wales | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Eastern Air Services | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°26′09″S152°51′48″E / 31.43583°S 152.86333°E /-31.43583; 152.86333 | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.portmacquarieairport.com.au | ||||||||||
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  YPMQ Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||
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| Sources: AustralianAIP and aerodrome chart.[2] Passengers and aircraft movements fromBITRE.[3] | |||||||||||
Port Macquarie Airport (IATA:PQQ,ICAO:YPMQ) is an airport inPort Macquarie,New South Wales,Australia. The airport is 2.25nautical miles (4.17 km; 2.59 mi) west[2] of the city centre and is owned and managed by thePort Macquarie-Hastings Council on behalf of its owners – the constituents of the Hastings. The ownership is not to be confused with the Port Macquarie Airport Proprietary Limited. The airport had 226,932 revenue passengers making it the33rd busiest in Australia in 2023-24.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Eastern Air Services | Lord Howe Island |
| QantasLink | Brisbane,Sydney |
| Rex Airlines | Sydney |
Historically a number of airlines have flown to the airfield. These include:
On 4 February 2008, Virgin Blue (nowVirgin Australia) commenced direct scheduled services betweenSydney and Port Macquarie. The flights operated daily in the morning. The service used to be operated by anEmbraer E-170 aircraft, and was the first scheduled jet service for the airport. Connections were offered to all major Australian cities viaSydney. An increase to twice-daily service commenced 4 August 2008.[5]
Competition by Virgin resulted in a significant drop in fare prices for the Port Macquarie - Sydney route, where Qantas previously operated a monopoly after Hazelton Airlines ceased services in 2001.[6]
On 28 July 2011, Virgin Australia (in partnership withSkywest Airlines) announced its intention to commence a daily Brisbane to Port Macquarie service from October 2011. On 19 October 2011, Virgin Australia'sATR 72 departed on its first flight toBrisbane. The airline also announced that, as a result of the removal of Embraer 170 aircraft from its fleet, Sydney to Port Macquarie services would also be operated by ATR72 aircraft.[7][8]
Both routes have since been withdrawn due to the removal of ATR72 aircraft from the Virgin Australia fleet in 2020.
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | % change | Carriers |
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| 1 | Sydney | no data yet | no data yet | Rex, QantasLink |
| 2 | Brisbane | no data yet | no data yet | QantasLink |
| 3 | Canberra | no data yet | no data yet | FlyPelican |
| 4 | Lord Howe Island | no data yet | no data yet | Eastern Air Services |
Connections to Brisbane (via Coffs Harbour) by Brindabella Airlines ceased 31 December 2010, citing poor loads on the route.[10] Despite this, Virgin Australia entered the route on 19 October 2011 as a daily service with theirATR72 aircraft.[8]
