Port Hedland International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Town of Port Hedland | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Dexus (50%) Infrastructure Capital Group (50%) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Port Hedland andSouth Hedland | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Port Hedland,Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°22′40″S118°37′35″E / 20.37778°S 118.62639°E /-20.37778; 118.62639 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | porthedlandairport.com.au | ||||||||||||||
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Port Hedland International Airport (IATA:PHE,ICAO:YPPD) is aninternational airport servingPort Hedland,Western Australia. The airport is 5nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south-east[1] of Port Hedland and 11 km (6.8 mi) fromSouth Hedland. It is an important airport for passengers who work in the mining industry.
In December 1999, construction of a new terminal began.[2]
The airport has undergone a number of upgrades. Stage one of works include the extension of an existing taxiway and installation of new lighting, the construction of a new taxiway, widening of taxiway intersections and the extension of the domestic and international arrivals and departures area. This was to be completed by the end of July 2011.[3] A further upgrade occurred in 2013.[4]
Between 2008 and 2014, passenger movements more than doubled as a result of increasedfly-in fly-out activity to thePilbara during the mining boom. In August 2010,Qantas began operating weekly services fromBrisbane andMelbourne withAirbus A320s.[5]
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights toDenpasar which were suspended in 2014, the Denpasar flight resumed on 4 April 2015 and was operated byVirgin Australia.[6] This flight was cancelled during theCOVID-19 pandemic however as of 2023 the town council was advocating for this route to be reinstated.[7]
In July 2015, the Town of Port Hedland agreed to lease the airport toAMP Capital (since acquired byDexus) and Infrastructure Capital Group for 50 years.[8][9][10]
In 2023, a redevelopment of the terminal was completed.[11][12][13]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Airlines | Perth[14] |
| Aviair | Newman |
| Nexus Airlines | Broome,Geraldton,Karratha[15] |
| Qantas | Perth |
| QantasLink | Perth |
| Virgin Australia | Perth |
| Virgin Australia Regional Airlines | Perth |
Port Hedland International Airport wasranked 21st in Australia for the number ofrevenue passengers served infinancial year 2022/23 and is third busiest airport inWestern Australia.[16][17]
| Year[16] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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| 2001–02 | 69,681 | 2,388 |
| 2002–03 | 76,789 | 2,393 |
| 2003–04 | 91,371 | 2,502 |
| 2004–05 | 100,430 | 2,791 |
| 2005–06 | 120,931 | 2,103 |
| 2006–07 | 158,755 | 2,159 |
| 2007–08 | 196,252 | 2,588 |
| 2008–09 | 208,819 | 2,757 |
| 2009–10 | 296,810 | 3,477 |
| 2010–11 | 367,690 | 4,721 |
| 2011–12 | 473,979 | 5,450 |
| 2012–13 | 512,630 | 6,020 |
| 2013–14 | 504,659 | 5,754 |
| 2014–15 | 470,727 | 5,518 |
| 2015–16 | 387,048 | 5,098 |
| 2016–17 | 360,984 | 4,840 |
| 2017–18 | 363,508 | 4,622 |
| 2018–19 | 382,590 | 4,692 |
| 2019–20 | 317,151 | 3,908 |
| 2020–21 | 267,330 | 3,479 |
| 2021–22 | 409,666 | 4,338 |
| 2022–23 | 477,036 | 4,173 |
| 2023–24 | 479,295 | 5,260 |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers movements | change |
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| 1 | Perth Airport | 475,876 |  16.6%* |
The Perth-Port Hedland city-pair was the 30th busiest air route in Australia in Financial Year 2022-23.[19]
