Weipa Airport

For the locality in Weipa Town, see Weipa Airport, Queensland.

Weipa Airport (IATA: WEI, ICAO: YBWP) is an airport in Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the town.^[2]

Weipa Airport
Weipa airport departure lounge
IATA: WEI ICAO: YBWP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Rio Tinto Aluminium Weipa
Location	Weipa, Queensland
Elevation AMSL	63 ft / 19 m
Coordinates	12°40′43″S 141°55′31″E
Map
YWBP Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 1,645 5,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2010–11[1])
Passengers 58,888 Aircraft movements 1,144
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] BITRE[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Airlines[4]	Brisbane, Cairns
QantasLink	Cairns
Skytrans Airlines	Aurukun, Cairns, Lockhart River

Statistics

Weipa Airport was ranked 55th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.^[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Weipa^[3]

Year[1]	Revenue passengers	Aircraft movements
2001–02	29,120	835
2002–03	31,427	931
2003–04	38,248	1,101
2004–05	43,482	1,274
2005–06	45,059	1,274
2006–07	47,302	1,514
2007–08	54,476	1,782
2008–09	59,992	1,635
2009–10	54,196	1,212
2010–11	58,888	1,144

See also

• List of airports in Queensland

References

1. Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
2. YBWP – Weipa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
3. "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
4. "Alliance launches four new roures". Australian Aviation. 23 February 2021.

External links

• Airport Guide