Airport type Private Elevation AMSL 343 ft / 105 m Code OLP | Serves Olympic Dam Mine 06/24 1,591 Phone +61 8 8671 1655 | |
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Operator BHP Billiton, Olympic Dam Operations Location Olympic Dam, South Australia Address 1 Blinman Rd, Olympic Dam SA 5725, Australia | ||
Olympic Dam Airport (IATA: OLP, ICAO: YOLD) is an airport in Olympic Dam, South Australia. There have been planned expansions for the airport starting in 2006 and ongoing in 2011. Alliance Airlines operate a public transport service between Olympic Dam and Adelaide.
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General information
The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at 30°29′02.0322″S 136°53′02.7954″E with the local time zone (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)) of +9:30 hours from UTC. The airport's codes are OLP for FlightStats and IATA, YOLD for ICAO and it does not have an FFA code. Avis Rent a Car System has operated from the airport.
In 2007, there was a near mid-air collision between an Alliance Airlines plane and a charter plane. Flooding in the region in 2010 did not affect the airport.
2011 expansion proposal
Relocation discussions were underway in 2006, with a discussion about either expanding the Olympic Dam airport or building a new one close to Andamooka. The area was set to have 5,000 contracted employers brought in by BHP Billiton. It was planned that the airport would be relocated should the Olympic Dam mine expand to an open-cut configuration. Expansion plans outlined in 2011 included improving the airport to accommodate jets and passenger service. 2011 plans for the airport included making the runway an all-weather one. The planned location was between Roxby Downs and Andamooka.
Statistics
Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.