Margaret River Airport

Not to be confused with Busselton Margaret River Airport.

Margaret River Airport (IATA: MQZ, ICAO: YMGT) is located in Bramley near Margaret River, Western Australia. It was established in 1981 and sealed in 1999.^[2][3]

Margaret River Airport
IATA: MQZ ICAO: YMGT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
Location	Bramley, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL	374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates	33°55′48″S 115°06′00″E
Map
YMGT Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,103 3,619 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

The airport is used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and private charter flights.^[2] Largely government-subsidised flights from Perth to this airport via Busselton, which were operated by Maroomba Airlines and Skippers Aviation, operated from 1999 until 2001.^[4]

Access is via Bussell Highway and Perimeter Road via Airport Access Road.^[5]

See also

• List of airports in Western Australia
• Aviation transport in Australia

References

1. YMGT – Margaret River (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Thematic History". Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Heritage Inventory (PDF). Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. p. 45. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
3. "Opening of newly upgraded Margaret River Airstrip". Government of Western Australia. 21 January 1999. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. "Busselton air service too expensive to operate: Minister". Government of Western Australia. 3 April 2001. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
5. "Margaret River Perimeter Road reaches practical completion". Government of Western Australia. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

External links

• Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts