Airport in Western Australia
Kalbarri Airport (IATA : KAX , ICAO : YKBR ) in Kalbarri , Western Australia is owned and operated by the Shire of Northampton . The airport is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from the town centre.
Kalbarri Airport was opened on 22 September 2001 by the Hon. Michelle Roberts , and at the time was jointly owned by the Shire of Northampton and the former Shire of Greenough .[ 2] [ 3]
Total construction cost for the airport was $1.7 million, which was jointly funded by the WA Government's Regional Airports Development Scheme, the Shire of Northampton, the Shire of Greenough and the private sector.[ 4] [ 5]
The airport required assessment of environmental impact prior to construction.[ 6] [ 7]
^ YKBR – Kalbarri (PDF ) . AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 13 June 2024
^ "Government provides funding for new airport terminal at Geraldton" . 24 October 2000. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023 .
^ "Boost for Kalbarri tourism with opening of new airport" . 22 September 2001. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023 .
^ "Shire of Northampton Aerodromes" . Archived from the original on 3 March 2023.
^ "Boost for Kalbarri tourism with opening of new airport" . 22 September 2001. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023 .
^ Egerton-Warburton, Louise M; Considine, John A. (John Anthony), 1943-; Growns, Digby J; University of Western Australia. Faculty of Agriculture. Plant Sciences (1994), Site disturbance and seeder strategies enhance recruitment in Chamelaucium uncinatum (Geraldton wax) : report to the Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management on excision of land from the Kalbarri National Park for a proposed airport terminal , Plant Sciences (Horticulture), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, retrieved 9 January 2023 {{citation }}
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^ Alan Tingay & Associates; Western Australia. Environmental Protection Authority; Northampton (W.A. : Shire). Council (2000), Consultative environmental review : new Kalbarri airport : Shire of Northampton , Environmental Protection Authority], retrieved 9 January 2023