Dubbo Airport

Dubbo City Regional Airport Dubbo City Airport
Aerial view of the airport
IATA: DBO ICAO: YSDU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Dubbo City Council
Serves	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL	935 ft / 285 m
Coordinates	32°13′00″S 148°34′30″E / 32.21667°S 148.57500°E / -32.21667; 148.57500Coordinates: 32°13′00″S 148°34′30″E / 32.21667°S 148.57500°E / -32.21667; 148.57500
Website	www.dubboairport.com.au/
Map
YSDU Location in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,708 5,604 Asphalt 11/29 1,067 3,501 Asphalt
Statistics (2010–11)
Revenue passengers 176,821 Aircraft movements 6,899
Sources: Airservices Australia, BITRE

Dubbo City Regional Airport (IATA: DBO, ICAO: YSDU), is a regional airport serving Dubbo, a city in the Australian state of New South Wales. The airport is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of Dubbo and is operated by the Dubbo City Council. It is also known as Dubbo Airport or Dubbo City Airport.

Airplanes began landing in Dubbo in the 1920s, though it wasn't until 1935 that land was purchased for an official airport. During World War II, the airport was reconstructed to be a military airport. The airport runway was redone by the Department of Civil Aviation in 1969, and a terminal was opened in 1970. The Dubbo City Council accepted ownership of the airport on 1 July 1970. The airport has been used for scheduled, charter, and freight services since then.

The airport resides at an elevation of 935 ft (285 m) above sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 05/23 measuring 1,708 m × 45 m (5,604 ft × 148 ft) and 11/29 measuring 1,067 m × 18 m (3,501 ft × 59 ft).

In February 2013, Dubbo City Council (DCC) announced that it would screen all passengers and bags boarding Regional Express and QantasLink aircraft, after QantasLink announced it would introduce the Dash-8 Q400 to the route. DCC would also charge Regional Express (REX) more than A$300,000 per year for the screening, which REX sees as subsidising QantasLink, after DCC claimed to the Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner, that it is required under the Air Transport Safety Regulations (ATSR) and that it is inflexible. REX hit back at the claims that screening was necessary, pointing out that Albury and Wagga Wagga Airports allow parallel departures under the ATSR and at Mildura, passengers are screened at no extra cost. REX lodged an official complaint against DCC with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the screening charge.