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{{Short description|Airport in Australia}}
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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Lord Howe Island Airport
| name = Lord Howe Island Airport
| image = Lord Howe ISS006-E-5731.png
| image = Lord Howe Airstrip (32715565992).jpg
| caption = [[NASA]] image of Lord Howe Island
| caption = Runway in 2016
| IATA = LDH
| IATA = LDH
| ICAO = YLHI
| ICAO = YLHI
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = Lord Howe Island Board
| operator = [[Lord Howe Island Board]]
| city-served = [[Lord Howe Island]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| city-served = [[Lord Howe Island]] Australia
| opened = September 1974
| location = <!--if different than above-->
| elevation-f = 17
| elevation-f = 17
| website =
| website =
| coordinates = {{coord|31|32|18|S|159|04|38|E|region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|31|32|18|S|159|04|38|E|region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Oceania
| pushpin_map = Oceania
| pushpin_image = Oceania_laea_relief_location_map.jpg
| pushpin_image = Oceania laea relief location map.jpg
| pushpin_map_caption = Location on map of [[Oceania]]
| pushpin_map_caption = Location on map of [[Oceania]]
| pushpin_label = YLHI
| pushpin_label = YLHI
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| mapframe = yes
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=shape|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=15}}
| metric-rwy = y
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-length-m = 886
| r1-length-m = 886
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| footnotes = Sources: Australian [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] and aerodrome chart<ref name="AIP">{{AIP AU|YLHI|name=Lord Howe Island}}, [http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/LHIAD01-130.pdf Aeronautical Chart]</ref>
| footnotes = Sources: [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] and aerodrome chart<ref name=AIP>{{AIP AU|YLHI|name=Lord Howe Island}}, [http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/LHIAD01-130.pdf Aeronautical Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410121142/http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/LHIAD01-130.pdf |date=10 April 2012 }}</ref>}}
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'''Lord Howe Island Airport''' {{airport codes|LDH<ref name="GCM">{{GCM|YLHI|Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (LDH / YLHI)}}</ref>|YLHI}} is an airport providing air transportation to [[Lord Howe Island]].<ref name="AIP" /> Lord Howe Island is located in the [[Tasman Sea]], {{convert|600|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Port Macquarie]] on the coast of mainland Australia. The airport is operated by the Lord Howe Island Board.<ref name="AIP" />
'''Lord Howe Island Airport''' {{airport codes|LDH<ref name="GCM">{{GCM|YLHI|Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (LDH / YLHI)}}</ref>|YLHI}} is an airport providing air transportation to [[Lord Howe Island]].<ref name="AIP" /> It is operated by the [[Lord Howe Island Board]].<ref name=AIP/> Prior to its opening in September 1974, Lord Howe Island was served by [[flying boat]]s from [[Rose Bay Water Airport]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Stewart|title=The Story of the Rise and Fall of Ansett 1936-2002|date=2002|publisher=Aerospace Publications|location=Fyshwick|isbn=1875671579}}</ref> The pending cessation of flying boat operations prompted the [[NSW Government]] and the then Australian Department of Transport to engage the [[Royal Australian Engineers|Australian Army Corps of Engineers]] to build a grass runway, thus allowing land-based aircraft to operate to the island.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lhib.nsw.gov.au/infrastructure/airport#:~:text=Built%20in%201974%20by%20the,from%20Rose%20Bay%20in%20Sydney | title=Airport }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F04654#:~:text=Sixty%20Army%20engineers%20have%20been,twenty%20one%20years%20of%20operations | title=Army builds Lord Howe Island airstrip DPR/TV/1604 }}</ref>


==Light aircraft transit==
==Light aircraft transit==
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==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The airport's [[elevation]] above [[mean sea level]] is {{convert|17|ft|0|abbr=on}} and it has one [[runway]], measuring {{convert|886|x|30|m|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="AIP" />
The airport's [[elevation]] above [[mean sea level]] is {{convert|17|ft|0|abbr=on}} and it has one [[runway]], measuring {{convert|886|x|30|m|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=AIP/>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
| [[Eastern Air Services]] | [[Newcastle Airport (New South Wales)|Newcastle]]<ref>https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6980203/direct-flights-from-williamtown-to-lord-howe-island/</ref>
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| [[Eastern Air Services]]<ref>[https://easternairservices.com.au/lord-howe-island-flights/ Lord Howe Island Flights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406235206/https://easternairservices.com.au/lord-howe-island-flights/ |date=6 April 2023 }} [[Eastern Air Services]]</ref> | [[Gold Coast Airport|Gold Coast]], [[Newcastle Airport, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[Port Macquarie Airport|Port Macquarie]]
| [[QantasLink]] | [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Port Macquarie Airport|Port Macquarie]]
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}}
| [[QantasLink]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220126232309/https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/qantaslink-retains-lord-howe-island-licence-until-2025.102703/ QantasLink retains Lord Howe Island licence until 2025] Australian Frequent Flyer 14 November 2021</ref> | [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]]}}


== Statistics ==
==Statistics==
⚫
Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 [[revenue passenger]]s during [[financial year]]<ref name="fiscal">[[Fiscal year]] 1 July – 30 June</ref> 2009–2010,<ref name="BITRE">{{cite web|url=http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/WebAirport_FY_1986-2011.xls |title=Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2010–11 |publisher=[[Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics]]|date=May 2012 |access-date=8 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324180211/https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/WebAirport_FY_1986-2011.xls |archive-date=24 March 2012 }} Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"</ref> [[List of the busiest airports in Australia|ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia]].
[[File:Lord Howe Airstrip (32715565992).jpg|thumb|View of the runway from a nearby hill]]
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Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 [[revenue passenger]]s during [[financial year]]<ref name="fiscal">[[Fiscal year]] 1 July - 30 June</ref> 2009-2010,<ref name="BITRE">{{cite web|url=http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/WebAirport_FY_1986-2011.xls |title=Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11 |publisher=[[Department of Infrastructure and Transport|Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics]] (BITRE) |date=May 2012 |access-date=8 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324180211/https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/WebAirport_FY_1986-2011.xls |archive-date=24 March 2012 }} Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"</ref> [[List of the busiest airports in Australia|ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia]].
{{Bar graph
{{Bar graph
| title = Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Lord Howe Island Airport<ref name="BITRE" />
| title = Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Lord Howe Island Airport<ref name="BITRE" />
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| width_units = em
| width_units = em
| label_type = Year<ref name="fiscal"/>
| label_type = Year<ref name="fiscal"/>
| label1 = 2001-02
| label1 = 2001–02
| label2 = 2002-03
| label2 = 2002–03
| label3 = 2003-04
| label3 = 2003–04
| label4 = 2004-05
| label4 = 2004–05
| label5 = 2005-06
| label5 = 2005–06
| label6 = 2006-07
| label6 = 2006–07
| label7 = 2007-08
| label7 = 2007–08
| label8 = 2008-09
| label8 = 2008–09
| label9 = 2009-10
| label9 = 2009–10
| label10 = 2010-11
| label10 = 2010–11
| data_type = Revenue passengers
| data_type = Revenue passengers
| data_max = 36,000
| data_max = 36,000
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| col2_data8 = 1,276
| col2_data8 = 1,276
| col2_data9 = 1,245
| col2_data9 = 1,245
| col2_data10 = 1,247
| col2_data10 = 1,247}}
}}

==See also==
*[[List of airports in New South Wales]]


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Airports established in 1974]]
[[Category:Airports in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Airports in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Lord Howe Island]]
[[Category:Lord Howe Island]]

Latest revision as of 12:58, 20 August 2024

Lord Howe Island Airport
Runway in 2016
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLord Howe Island Board
ServesLord Howe Island Australia
OpenedSeptember 1974
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates31°32′18″S 159°04′38″E / 31.53833°S 159.07722°E / -31.53833; 159.07722
Maps
Map
YLHI is located in Oceania
YLHI
YLHI
Location on map of Oceania
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 886 2,907 Asphalt
Sources: AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Lord Howe Island Airport (IATA: LDH[2], ICAO: YLHI) is an airport providing air transportation to Lord Howe Island.[1] It is operated by the Lord Howe Island Board.[1] Prior to its opening in September 1974, Lord Howe Island was served by flying boats from Rose Bay Water Airport.[3] The pending cessation of flying boat operations prompted the NSW Government and the then Australian Department of Transport to engage the Australian Army Corps of Engineers to build a grass runway, thus allowing land-based aircraft to operate to the island.[4][5]

Light aircraft transit

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Lord Howe Island (along with Norfolk Island) is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia and New Zealand. Located 600 km (373 mi) to the west is the Australian mainland, and 900 km (559 mi) to the east is Norfolk Island Airport which is within range of New Zealand to the southeast and New Caledonia to the north. These countries are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with extra fuel tanks and operating via the two islands, but not while flying directly between them. From New Caledonia, other Pacific nations such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can be used as further 'stepping stones' to other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.

Facilities

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The airport's elevation above mean sea level is 17 ft (5 m) and it has one runway, measuring 886 m × 30 m (2,907 ft × 98 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Eastern Air Services[6] Gold Coast, Newcastle, Port Macquarie
QantasLink[7] Brisbane, Sydney

Statistics

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Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 revenue passengers during financial year[8] 2009–2010,[9] ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia.

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Lord Howe Island Airport[9]
Year[8] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001–02
25,674
1,014
2002–03
25,605
1,046
2003–04
26,647
1,063
2004–05
26,769
1,099
2005–06
30,736
1,219
2006–07
32,454
1,250
2007–08
34,736
1,302
2008–09
33,442
1,276
2009–10
33,385
1,245
2010–11
31,569
1,247

References

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  1. ^ a b c d YLHI – Lord Howe Island (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Airport information for Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (LDH / YLHI) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Wilson, Stewart (2002). The Story of the Rise and Fall of Ansett 1936-2002. Fyshwick: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1875671579.
  4. ^ "Airport".
  5. ^ "Army builds Lord Howe Island airstrip DPR/TV/1604".
  6. ^ Lord Howe Island Flights Archived 6 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Eastern Air Services
  7. ^ QantasLink retains Lord Howe Island licence until 2025 Australian Frequent Flyer 14 November 2021
  8. ^ a b Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
  9. ^ a b "Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2010–11". Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics. May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
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