Albany Airport (Western Australia)
Albany Airport Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 Albany Airport terminal, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Albany, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 233 ft / 71 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°56′36″S 117°48′32″E / 34.94333°S 117.80889°E | ||||||||||||||
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  YABA Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Statistics (2010–11[1]) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE[3] | |||||||||||||||
Albany Airport (IATA: ALH, ICAO: YABA), also known as Harry Riggs Albany Regional Airport, is an airport serving Albany, Western Australia.[2] It is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of Albany just off Albany Highway and operated by the City of Albany.[2] It is the largest airport in the Great Southern region.
The IATA airport code is sometimes listed as ABA and the ICAO airport code was previously YPAL.[citation needed]
The Royal Flying Doctor Service, general charter flights and Royal Australian Air Force flights are also serviced by the airport.[4]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 233 ft (71 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,800 m × 30 m (5,906 ft × 98 ft) and 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,096 m × 30 m (3,596 ft × 98 ft).[2] The sealed 1,800 m (5,906 ft) runway is capable of allowing a Boeing 737 aircraft to land.[5]
In 2016, the airport decommissioned its instrument landing system.[6]
In November 2017, upgrades to the airport's runway, taxiway and medical infrastructure were completed.[7] In July 2023, the City of Albany began the process of seeking Federal Government funding for airport upgrades worth roughly $30 million.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Perth[9] |
Statistics
Albany Airport was ranked 57th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]
| Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
- ^ a b c d YABA – Albany (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 27 November 2025, [1] [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2010–11". Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics. May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ "City of Albany – Albany Regional Airport". 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ^ "Great Southern Economic Perspective" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ^ "ED046: ALBANY REGIONAL AIRPORT – RETIREMENT OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS)" (PDF). Albany.wa.gov.au. 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Albany Regional Airport upgrades complete". Government of Western Australia. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ McGuckin, Stuart (31 July 2023). "City of Albany seeking funding as ambitions for airport upgrade ramp up". Albany Advertiser. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Rex named as preferred tenderer for two WA govt contracts". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
