Broome International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Broome International Airport | ||||||||||
Location | Broome, Western Australia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 56 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°56′59″S 122°13′40″E / 17.94972°S 122.22778°ECoordinates: 17°56′59″S 122°13′40″E / 17.94972°S 122.22778°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.broomeair.com.au | ||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||
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Passengers | 5,828 |
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Aircraft movements | 5,828 |
Broome International Airport (IATA: BME, ICAO: YBRM) is a regional airport located 0.4 nautical miles (0.74 km; 0.46 mi) west of the Broome GPO, Western Australia.
Broome International Airport is the regional hub of the northwestern part of Western Australia. It is considered the gateway to the Kimberley region. In the year ending 30 June 2011 the airport handled 409,663 passengers. It is ranked the 20th busiest airport in Australia.
From 18 November 2010 Broome International became a Class D non-radar controlled aerodrome which means that aircraft are separated by air traffic controllers based on estimates provided by pilots and reporting their distances and altitudes from the airfield.