Paraburdoo Airport

Paraburdoo Airport
QantasLink flight arriving at Paraburdoo
IATA: PBO ICAO: YPBO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Rio Tinto Group
Operator	Pilbara Iron
Serves	Paraburdoo, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL	1,406 ft / 429 m
Coordinates	23°10′17″S 117°44′44″E / 23.17139°S 117.74556°E / -23.17139; 117.74556Coordinates: 23°10′17″S 117°44′44″E / 23.17139°S 117.74556°E / -23.17139; 117.74556
Map
YPBO Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 2,132 6,995 Asphalt
Statistics (2010/11)
Revenue passengers 205,219 Aircraft movements 2,748
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart Passenger and aircraft movements from the BITRE

Paraburdoo Airport (IATA: PBO, ICAO: YPBO) is an airport serving Paraburdoo, a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The airport is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of Paraburdoo. It also serves the town of Tom Price, with bus services completing the extra 71 km (44 miles) to Tom Price.

The airport is owned by Rio Tinto Group and operated by Pilbara Iron. Paraburdoo's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of Qantas and Virgin Australia flights, as well as general aviation light aircraft. Qantas operates 32 direct flights weekly to and from Perth. Virgin Australia operate two Perth direct flights per week, with two closed charter flights weekly to Carnarvon and Geraldton.

On 17 June 2007 a twin-engine charter aircraft had a fault with its landing gear and was forced to circle for over two hours before making an emergency landing on Paraburdoo's runway. The incident required a cleanup of the runway as well as cranes to remove the aircraft. A QantasLink Boeing 717 from Perth to Paraburdoo was forced to divert to Newman Airport.

Paraburdoo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.