Airport type Public Location Huntley / Spring Hill 11/29 2,213 Phone +61 2 6365 5263 | Operator Orange City Council Elevation AMSL 3,115 ft / 949 m Code OAG | |
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Serves Orange, New South Wales, Australia Blayney, New South Wales Address 136 Aerodrome Road, Orange NSW 2800, Australia Profiles | ||
Orange airport runway re surfaced
Orange Regional Airport (IATA: OAG, ICAO: YORG) is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales servicing the city of Orange and the towns of Blayney and Cowra. It is located in the area known as Huntley, near Spring Hill and approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from Orange CBD.
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Plane lifted off quabbin reservoir sandbar brought to orange airport
Facilities
At an elevation of 3,115 ft (949 m) above sea level, the airport is one of Australia's highest airports, behind Mount Hotham Airport and Armidale Airport. It has two runways: 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,213 m × 30 m (7,260 ft × 98 ft) and 04/22 with a grassed red clay surface measuring 783 m × 30 m (2,569 ft × 98 ft).
Terminal Upgrade and Airport Extension
As part of a larger upgrade to the airport, the old terminal building was closed on 21 September 2013 and demolished in the following weeks. Construction on the new terminal was estimated to cost A$3.3 million. A two-year project to extend the airport's main runway by 538 metres (1,765 feet) commenced around the same time, and was completed in 2015.
In August 2014, the airport's new terminal opened, which featured dedicated departures and arrivals areas, room for three airlines, a cafe, hire car desks for Avis and Hertz and a conveyor belt system. The terminal has no security screening, meaning that despite the improvements to the airport's runways, aircraft with over 50 seats remain unable to offer services from the airport.
Regular Passenger Transport
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^1 Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) private charter operations only.
Orange Aero Club
Originally established in the 1930s, the Orange Aero Club is a social and flying club based at the airport. The Club hosts regular flying competitions and fly-aways from its new building, The Max Hazelton Aero Centre.
Flight Training
There are a small number of flying schools based at the airport accommodating training in both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
Statistics
Orange Airport was ranked 53rd in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.