Bathurst Airport (New South Wales)

Not to be confused with Bathurst Airport (New Brunswick) or Bathurst Island Airport.

Bathurst Airport
Bathurst Airport terminal building, 2011
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorBathurst Regional Council
ServesBathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL2,435 ft / 742 m
Coordinates33°24′36″S 149°39′06″E / 33.41000°S 149.65167°E / -33.41000; 149.65167
Websitebathurst.nsw.gov.au
Map
YBTH is located in New South Wales
YBTH
YBTH
Location in New South Wales
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,705 5,594 Asphalt
08/26 1,318 4,324 Asphalt
17/35 1,140 (approx) 3,750 (approx) Grass
Statistics (FY 2010–11[1])
Passengers26,815
Aircraft movements1,976
Sources: AIP,[2] BITRE[3]

Bathurst Airport (IATA: BHS, ICAO: YBTH) is an airport serving Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Located in the Central Tablelands, Bathurst Airport is not served by any airline. The airport's history dates to just prior the Second World War when local politicians campaigned for an airport for Bathurst. The war prompted the Federal Government to establish the aerodrome during the war years, immediately following the war commercial air services commenced with passenger flights to Sydney. Today several flying schools operate at the airport and it is used frequently by trainee pilots during their navigation training. It is a popular destination for many pilots, mostly trainee pilots from Bankstown and Camden Airports in the Sydney Basin.[4]

The airport has two primary runways: one fully sealed and one partially sealed with a 150 meter section of grass at one end. The airport also has one secondary runway used for glider traffic. The main runway, taxiway and apron have lighting facilities which are pilot-activated.[5]

There were 8,000 landings in 2010 which included recreational flying, business jets, charters, regular passenger flights, emergency services, and Air Force flights. The airport is owned, managed and maintained by the Bathurst Regional Council.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference fiscal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ YBTH – Bathurst (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
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  4. ^ "Bathurst Airspace Review" (PDF). Airspace Review of Bathurst Aerodrome. CASA. June 2009. pp. ref. p4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
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  6. ^ "Airport Services". Bathurst Regional Council. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.