The Monument Airport
Airport
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The Monument Airport (IATA: PHQ, ICAO: YTMO), a.k.a. Phosphate Hill Airport is located at Phosphate Hill, Queensland, Australia.
The Monument Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Southern Cross Fertilisers Pty Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Phosphate Hill, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 949 ft (289 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°48′42″S 139°55′24″E | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  YTMO Location in Queensland | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Alliance Airlines | Mining charter: Brisbane,[2] Mount Isa,[2] Townsville[2] |
Geography
Climate
Due to its very high evapotranspiration, the airport experiences a subtropical desert climate (Köppen: BWh) with very hot, somewhat wetter summers and very mild and very dry winters.[3] The wettest recorded day was 27 March 2019 with 158.8 mm (6.25 in) of rainfall. Extreme temperatures ranged from 46.5 °C (115.7 °F) on 1 December 2006 to −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) on 18 June 2001 and 17 July 2002.[4]
| Climate data for The Monument Airport (21.81°S 139.93°E) (288 m (945 ft) AMSL) (2000-2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.9 (114.6) |
44.1 (111.4) |
44.1 (111.4) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
41.1 (106.0) |
43.8 (110.8) |
44.6 (112.3) |
46.5 (115.7) |
46.5 (115.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 38.1 (100.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
32.4 (90.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.1 (2.52) |
78.8 (3.10) |
53.5 (2.11) |
13.2 (0.52) |
8.5 (0.33) |
9.6 (0.38) |
11.4 (0.45) |
2.9 (0.11) |
9.4 (0.37) |
11.4 (0.45) |
34.7 (1.37) |
49.6 (1.95) |
343.6 (13.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 43.3 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 34 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 23 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.2 (41.3) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology (2000-2025)[5] | |||||||||||||
