Paraburdoo Airport

Paraburdoo Airport
QantasLink flight arriving at Paraburdoo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRio Tinto Group
OperatorPilbara Iron
ServesParaburdoo, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL1,406 ft / 429 m
Coordinates23°10′17″S 117°44′44″E / 23.17139°S 117.74556°E / -23.17139; 117.74556
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YPBO is located in Western Australia
YPBO
YPBO
Location in Western Australia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,132 6,995 Asphalt
Statistics (2010/11[1])
Revenue passengers205,219
Aircraft movements2,748
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2]
Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE[3]

Paraburdoo Airport (IATA: PBO[4], ICAO: YPBO) is an airport serving Paraburdoo,[2] a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The airport is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast[2] of Paraburdoo. It also serves the town of Tom Price, with bus services completing the extra 71 km (44 miles) to Tom Price.[5]

The airport is owned by Rio Tinto Group and operated by Pilbara Iron.[6] Paraburdoo's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of Qantas and Virgin Australia flights, as well as general aviation light aircraft. Qantas operates 32 direct flights weekly to and from Perth. Virgin Australia operate two Perth direct flights per week, with two closed charter flights weekly to Carnarvon and Geraldton.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference fiscal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c YPBO – Paraburdoo (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BITRE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Accident history for PBO at Aviation Safety Network
  5. ^ "Paraburdoo Airport Details". Qantas. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  6. ^ "CASA Certified Aerodromes Registry". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.