Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 655 ft / 200 m 1,493 4,898 | Operator Quilpie Shire Council 09/27 1,493 Code ULP | |
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Serves Quilpie, Queensland, Australia Address Quilpie QLD 4480, Australia | ||
Quilpie Airport (IATA: ULP, ICAO: YQLP) is an airport serving Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. It is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Quilpie and operated by the Quilpie Shire Council. The airport received $242,666 for security upgrades from the Australian Government in 2006.
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 655 ft (200 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 09/27 with a composite surface measuring 1,493 m × 30 m (4,898 ft × 98 ft) and 18/36 with a clay surface measuring 1,070 m × 30 m (3,510 ft × 98 ft).
Airlines and destinations
Services are operated under contract to the Government of Queensland and will be taken over by Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.
References
Quilpie Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA