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Broome International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Website
  
www.broomeair.com.au

Code
  
BME

Phone
  
+61 8 9194 0600

Elevation AMSL
  
56 ft / 17 m

10/28
  
2,368

Elevation
  
17 m

Broome International Airport

Operator
  
Broome International Airport

Location
  
Broome, Western Australia

Address
  
Airport Mcpherson St, Broome WA 6725, Australia

Broome international airport


Broome International Airport (IATA: BME, ICAO: YBRM) is a regional airport located 0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi) west of the Broome GPO, Western Australia.

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Broome International Airport is the regional hub of the northwestern part of Western Australia. It is considered the gateway to the Kimberley region. In the year ending 30 June 2011 the airport handled 409,663 passengers. It is ranked the 20th busiest airport in Australia.

From 18 November 2010 Broome International became a Class D non-radar controlled aerodrome which means that aircraft are separated by air traffic controllers based on estimates provided by pilots and reporting their distances and altitudes from the airfield.

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Accidents and incidents

  • On 21 January 1974, Douglas C-47A PK-GDC of the Burmah Oil Co was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident.
  • On 11 July 2012, a Piper PA-34 Seneca of Golden Eagle Airlines crashed into sand dunes near the runway threshold. The aircraft, registration VH-LCK was operating a scheduled cargo flight to Port Hedland in good weather conditions at night. The pilot who was the sole occupant was killed in the accident. Investigations by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau into the cause of the accident found that the collision was due to a likely loss of engine power.

    • References

    Broome International Airport Wikipedia
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