Olympic Dam Airport
| Olympic Dam Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: OLP – ICAO: YOLD | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | BHP Billiton, Olympic Dam Operations | ||||||||||
| Serves | Olympic Dam Mine | ||||||||||
| Location | Olympic Dam, South Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 343 ft / 105 m | ||||||||||
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Olympic Dam Airport (IATA: OLP[4], ICAO: YOLD) is an airport in Olympic Dam, South Australia. There have been planned expansions for the airport starting in 2006 and ongoing in 2011. QantasLink flights operated by Alliance Airlines with flights from Adelaide serve the airport.
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General information
The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. with the local time zone (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)) of +9:30 hours from UTC/GMT.[4] The airport's codes are OLP for FlightStats and IATA, YOLD for ICAO and it does not have an FFA code.[4] Avis Rent a Car System has operated from the airport.[5]
In 2007, there was a near mid-air collision between an Alliance Airlines plane and a charter plane.[6] Flooding in the region in 2010 did not affect the airport.[7]
Expansion
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 contracted employers brought in by BHP Billiton.[8]
It is planned that the airport be relocated due to the expansion of the Olympic Dam mine.[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]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Airlines | Adelaide [12] |
Statistics
Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th 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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| 2001-02 |
19,289
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1,304
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| 2002-03 |
24,973
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1,411
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| 2003-04 |
25,715
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1,727
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| 2004-05 |
27,262
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1,723
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| 2005-06 |
37,112
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1,924
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| 2006-07 |
57,639
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2,593
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| 2007-08 |
74,099
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2,278
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| 2008-09 |
76,118
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2,254
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| 2009-10 |
60,168
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1,809
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| 2010-11 |
72,215
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1,875
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| 2011-12 |
90,438
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2,462
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| 2012-13 |
83,583
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2,563
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| 2013-14 |
76,103
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2,233
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
- ↑ YOLD – Olympic Dam (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 3 March 2016, Aeronautical Chart
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