Esperance Airport
Airport in Gibson, Western Australia
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Esperance Airport (IATA: EPR, ICAO: YESP) is an airport in Esperance, Western Australia. The airport is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northwest[1] of the city, near the locality of Gibson.
Esperance Airport | |||||||||||||||
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The airport terminal, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Esperance Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Esperance, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gibson, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 470 ft (140 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′59″S 121°49′30″E | ||||||||||||||
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  YESP Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Perth[2] |
Qantas and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights from Esperance to Perth.
Incidents
- On 13 May 1980, a Skywest Swearingen Metro II experienced a failure of its right engine at low altitude whilst approaching Esperance Airport during a scheduled passenger flight, forcing the pilot to execute an emergency landing in a nearby field. The single crewmember and all eleven passengers on board evacuated the aircraft before it was destroyed in a fire.[3]
