Broken Hill Airport

Broken Hill Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCouncil of the City of Broken Hill
LocationBroken Hill, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL959 ft / 292 m
Coordinates32°00′06″S 141°28′18″E / 32.00167°S 141.47167°E / -32.00167; 141.47167
Websitebrokenhill.nsw.gov.au
Map
YBHI is located in New South Wales
YBHI
YBHI
Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,515 8,251 Asphalt
14/32 1,000 3,281 Grass
Statistics (2010–11[1])
Passengers63,098
Aircraft movements2,846

Broken Hill Airport (IATA: BHQ, ICAO: YBHI) is an airport located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast[2] of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

The airport currently is used as a base of operations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South-Eastern section thus making it a very important hub for this service.

It is also used extensively by the mining industry.

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  2. ^ a b YBHI – Broken Hill (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
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