Quilpie Airport (IATA: ULP, ICAO: YQLP) is an airport serving Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Quilpie and operated by the Quilpie 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.
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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″S 144°15′27.7″E / 26.609361°S 144.257694°E | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities
editThe airport is at an elevation of 655 ft (200 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 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 and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Charleville, Mount Isa, Toowoomba, Windorah |
Services are operated under contract to the Government of Queensland and will be taken over by Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d YQLP – Quilpie (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Australia upgrades airport security". Urban Development Asia. 8 March 2006. Archived from the original on 28 November 2006.
- ^ "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 15 October 2014.
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