Quilpie Airport
Quilpie Airport | |||||||||||||||
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IATA: ULP – ICAO: YQLP | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Quilpie Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Quilpie, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 655 ft / 200 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°36′31″S 144°15′26″E / 26.60861°S 144.25722°ECoordinates: 26°36′31″S 144°15′26″E / 26.60861°S 144.25722°E | ||||||||||||||
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YQLP Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Quilpie Airport (IATA: ULP, ICAO: YQLP) is an airport serving Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Quilpie and operated by the Quilpie Shire Council.[1] The airport received $242,666 for security upgrades from the Australian Government in 2006.[2]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 655 ft (200 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 09/27 with a composite surface measuring 1,493 m × 30 m (4,898 ft × 98 ft) and 18/36 with a clay surface measuring 1,070 m × 30 m (3,510 ft × 98 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Regional Express Airlines | Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Charleville, Mount Isa, Toowoomba, Windorah |
Services are operated under contract to the Government of Queensland and will be taken over by Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 YQLP – Quilpie (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Australia upgrades airport security". Urban Development Asia. 2006-03-08. Archived from the original on 2006-11-28.
- ↑ "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 15 October 2014.
External links
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