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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
167 ft / 51 m

Code
  
MQL

Phone
  
+61 3 5055 0500

Location
  
Mildura, Victoria

09/27
  
1,830

Elevation
  
51 m

Mildura Airport

Operator
  
Mildura Airport Pty Ltd.

Website
  
www.milduraairport.com.au

Address
  
Alan Mathews Dr, Mildura VIC 3500, Australia

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Mildura Airport (IATA: MQL, ICAO: YMIA) is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southwest of Mildura, Victoria, Australia. It is the busiest regional airport in Victoria, the 32nd busiest Australian airport and has twice been named Australia's Rural Airport of the Year.

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During World War II it was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force as RAAF Base Mildura.

QantasLink (de Havilland Dash 8 400) and Regional Express (Saab 340) offer scheduled air services. Virgin Australia (Embraer ERJ-190) began the first scheduled jet service from 13 October 2008. It is also home to Cobden Air and the Mildura Aero Club.

Its terminal facilities underwent renovation in September 2012, a $6.4 million revamp by builders Mossop Construction + Interiors. This was completed to modernize the airport, as well as increase its passenger handling capabilities to support future air travel growth.

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Accidents and incidents

  • On 18 June 2013, a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 operating a flight from Brisbane to Adelaide with 91 passengers and crew on board diverted to Mildura due to heavy fog which had closed Adelaide airport. The flight carried enough fuel to allow roughly 30 minutes holding. A Qantas 737 had also diverted to Mildura, arriving after the Virgin flight and radioed that they were running low on fuel. This was interpreted by the Virgin crew as an urgent situation and they allowed the Qantas flight to land ahead. With the airport's automated weather service unavailable and the visibility deteriorating, the Virgin flight conducted a missed approach and now critically low on fuel were forced to commit to an immediate emergency landing. Mildura airport is not equipped with an Instrument Landing System approach aid and the crew performed the landing without visual reference to the runway on the second attempt. The aircraft landed with 535 kg (1,179 lb) remaining fuel.
  • On 6th of November 2015, a Cessna crashed on approach into Mildura airport. The plane was on a trip from Moorabbin airport. The plane crashed into power lines setting it alight almost immediately, the pilot of the Cessna died at the scene.

    • References

    Mildura Airport Wikipedia
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