Paraburdoo Airport

Paraburdoo Airport is an airport serving Paraburdoo, a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The airport is located 5 NM northeast of Paraburdoo. It also serves the town of Tom Price, with bus services completing the extra 71 km to Tom Price.

The airport is owned by Rio Tinto Group and operated by Pilbara Iron. Paraburdoo's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of Qantas and Virgin Australia flights, as well as general aviation light aircraft. Qantas operates 32 direct flights weekly to and from Perth. Virgin Australia operate two Perth direct flights per week, with two closed charter flights weekly to Carnarvon and Geraldton.

Runways

 * Runway: 06/24
 * Dimensions: 2132 x
 * Surface: Asphalt
 * True heading: 245.0
 * Latitude: 23° 10' 02.54" S
 * Longitude 117° 45' 22.97" E
 * Elevation: 1406 ft
 * Slope: -0.4°
 * Landing distance: 6995 ft
 * Takeoff distance: 6995 ft

Lighting System

 * Pilot Controlled Lighting (PCL)
 * Low Intensity Runway Lights (LIRL)
 * Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
 * Portable

Incidents

 * On 17 June 2007 a twin-engine charter aircraft had a fault with its landing gear and was forced to circle for over two hours before making an emergency landing on Paraburdoo's runway. The incident required a cleanup of the runway as well as cranes to remove the aircraft. A QantasLink Boeing 717 from Perth to Paraburdoo was forced to divert to Newman Airport.

Statistics
Paraburdoo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.