Whitsunday Coast Airport Proserpine Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Whitsunday Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Whitsunday Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gunyarra, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°29′42″S 148°33′06″E / 20.49500°S 148.55167°E | ||||||||||||||
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Whitsunday Coast Airport (IATA: PPP, ICAO: YBPN), also known as Proserpine Airport, is located in Gunyarra, Queensland, Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Proserpine. The airport serves the mainland and offshore islands with flights to Brisbane (Alliance Airlines, Jetstar, Virgin Australia), Sydney and Melbourne (Jetstar).[2]
In the year ending 30 June 2014, the airport handled 282,000 passengers.[3] It is expected that by 2035 the airport will be handling in excess of 900,000 passengers.[4]
- ^ YBPN – Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airport Flight Departures Airport Guide
- ^ Whitsunday Council moves ahead with airport long-term leasing plan, stresses no sale Archived 19 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 23 October 2015
- ^ "Whitsunday Coast Airport forecast to handle 900,000 passengers by 2035". Australian Aviation. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.