Broken Hill Airport

Broken Hill Airport (IATA: BHQ, ICAO: YBHI) is an airport located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast^[2] of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Broken Hill Airport
IATA: BHQ ICAO: YBHI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Council of the City of Broken Hill
Location	Broken Hill, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL	959 ft / 292 m
Coordinates	32°00′06″S 141°28′18″E
Website	brokenhill.nsw.gov.au
Map
YBHI Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,515 8,251 Asphalt 14/32 1,000 3,281 Grass
Statistics (2010–11[1])
Passengers 63,098 Aircraft movements 2,846
Sources: AIP,[2] Statistics from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics[3]

The airport currently is used as a base of operations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South-Eastern section thus making it a very important hub for this service.

It is also used extensively by the mining industry.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
QantasLink	Sydney
Rex Airlines	Adelaide, Dubbo, Griffith,[4] Mildura, Sydney

Statistics

Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009–2010.^[3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Broken Hill^[3]

Year[1]	Revenue passengers	Aircraft movements
2001–02	28,287	1,998
2002–03	29,168	2,215
2003–04	34,457	2,313
2004–05	39,281	2,412
2005–06	43,631	2,441
2006–07	48,405	2,453
2007–08	59,561	2,841
2008–09	55,809	2,738
2009–10	60,469	2,682
2010–11	63,098	2,846

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Australia
• List of airports in New South Wales