Olympic Dam Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
07/25 | 1,860 | 6,102 | Asphalt |
Passengers | 72,215 |
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Aircraft movements | 1,875 |
Olympic Dam Airport (IATA: OLP[4], ICAO: YOLD) is an airport that serves the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. There have been planned expansions for the airport starting in 2006 and ongoing in 2011. Alliance Airlines operate a public transport service between Olympic Dam and Adelaide.
General information
The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at 30°29′02.0322″S 136°53′02.7954″E / 30.483897833°S 136.884109833°E / -30.483897833; 136.884109833 (Olympic Dam Airport Terminal) with the local time zone (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)) of +9:30 hours from UTC.[4] The airport's codes are OLP for FlightStats and IATA, YOLD for ICAO and it does not have an FFA code.[4] Several car rental companies operate from the airport.[5]
In 2007, there was a near mid-air collision between an Alliance Airlines plane and a charter flight.[6] Flooding in the region in 2010 did not affect the airport.[7]
2011 expansion proposal
Relocation discussions were underway in 2006, with a discussion about either expanding the Olympic Dam airport or building a new one close to Andamooka. The area was set to have 5,000 contractors brought in by BHP.[8] It was planned that the airport would be relocated should the Olympic Dam mine expand to an open-cut configuration.[9] Expansion plans outlined in 2011 included improving the airport to accommodate jets and passenger service.[10] 2011 plans for the airport included making the runway an all-weather one.[11] The planned location was between Roxby Downs and Andamooka.[11] In March 2020, NRW Holdings was awarded a contract to upgrade the airport.[12]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alliance Airlines | Charter: Adelaide[13] |
Statistics
Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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2001-02 | 19,289 | 1,304 |
2002-03 | 24,973 | 1,411 |
2003-04 | 25,715 | 1,727 |
2004-05 | 27,262 | 1,723 |
2005-06 | 37,112 | 1,924 |
2006-07 | 57,639 | 2,593 |
2007-08 | 74,099 | 2,278 |
2008-09 | 76,118 | 2,254 |
2009-10 | 60,168 | 1,809 |
2010-11 | 72,215 | 1,875 |
2011-12 | 90,438 | 2,462 |
2012-13 | 83,583 | 2,563 |
2013-14 | 76,103 | 2,233 |
2014-15 | 74,346 | 2,234 |
References
- ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ^ YOLD – Olympic Dam (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
- ^ a b c "(OLP) Olympic Dam Airport". Flightstats.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Yellow Pages® | Data Protection". www.yellowpages.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Mid-air collision avoided". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Pedler, Emma (9 April 2010). "Roxby flood damage". ABC North & West SA. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "New airport mooted in BHP expansion". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Olympic Dam Expansion: Infrastructure". BHP. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.
- ^ "Olympic Dam Expansion 2011" (PDF). Australia: BHP. p. 5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Olympic Dam Expansion 2011: Materials handling and transport" (PDF). Australia: BHP. p. 19. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Contract Award: Olympic Dam Airport Upgrade NRW Holdings 18 March 2020
- ^ BHP re-signs Alliance for Olympic Dam flights Australian Mining 22 October 2020
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