Northern Peninsula Airport
Airport in Queensland, Australia
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Northern Peninsula Airport (IATA: ABM, ICAO: YNPE) is an airport serving Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula and is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast of Injinoo in Queensland, Australia. The airport is operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.[1] It was known as Bamaga Airport or Bamaga/Injinoo Airport and had the ICAO code YBAM.[2]
Northern Peninsula Airport (formerly Bamaga Airport) | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council | ||||||||||
| Location | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 34 ft (10 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°57′03″S 142°27′34″E | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  YNPE Location in Queensland | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
Facilities
History
Built in late 1942 and known as Jacky Jacky Field, the airfield was renamed Higgins Field in 1943 in honour of Flight Lieutenant Brian Hartley Higgins. Operated as a dispersal field for Horn Island.
Royal Australian Air Force units based at Higgins Field during World War II included:[3]
- No. 1 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF[4]
- No. 5 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
- No. 7 Squadron RAAF
- No. 23 Squadron RAAF
- No. 33 Operational Base Unit RAAF
- No. 34 Squadron RAAF
- No. 52 Radar Station RAAF was at nearby Mutee Head
- 105th Light Field Ambulance
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Skytrans Australia | Cairns, Horn Island[5] |
