Newman Airport
Airport in Western Australia
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Newman Airport (IATA: ZNE, ICAO: YNWN) is an airport near Newman, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, situated 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) southeast[2] of the town.
Newman Airport | |||||||||||
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The terminal at Newman Airport, Western Australia | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Shire of East Pilbara | ||||||||||
| Location | Newman, Western Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,724 ft (525 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°25′04″S 119°48′10″E | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2012/13[1]) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE[3] | |||||||||||
The airport is owned and maintained by the Shire of East Pilbara.[4] Newman's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of light aircraft, QantasLink and Virgin Australia flights. QantasLink and Virgin Australia fly RPT flights to Perth only (with the exception of their regular charter flights) whereas the lighter aircraft[5] fly to outer communities as well as to Port Hedland and other Pilbara towns.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Airlines | Perth[6] |
| Aviair | Port Hedland |
| National Jet Express | Perth |
| Qantas | Perth |
| QantasLink | Perth |
| Virgin Australia | Perth |
Statistics
Newman Airport was ranked 28th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]
Operations
| Rank | Airport | Passengers carried | % change |
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| 1 | 438,884 |