Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 36 ft / 11 m 1,499 4,918 Elevation 11 m | Location North Shields 01/19 1,499 Code PLO Phone +61 419 123 214 | |
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Serves Port Lincoln, South Australia Address North Shields SA 5607, Australia Owner/operator District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula | ||
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Port Lincoln Airport (IATA: PLO, ICAO: YPLC) is an airport serving Port Lincoln, a city in the Australian state of South Australia. It is located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) north of Port Lincoln, at North Shields. The airport is owned and operated by the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. It was the second busiest airport in South Australia during 2009/10, with 168,147 passengers served.
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 36 ft (11 m) above sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 01/19 which measures 1,499 m × 30 m (4,918 ft × 98 ft) and two additional runways with gravel surfaces: 05/23 measuring 1,275 m × 30 m (4,183 ft × 98 ft) and 15/33 measuring 1,450 m × 30 m (4,757 ft × 98 ft). On 6 August 2013 a brand new airport terminal was officially opened, it cost $13.2 million.
Statistics
Port Lincoln Airport was ranked 35th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.