Boolgeeda Airport

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Boolgeeda Airport
Boolgeeda Airport front entry November 2018.jpg
Boolgeeda Airport front entry
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner Pilbara Iron
OperatorAerodrome Management Services
Location Brockman 4 mine
Elevation  AMSL 1,871 ft / 570 m
Coordinates 22°32′23″S117°16′31″E / 22.53972°S 117.27528°E / -22.53972; 117.27528
Map
Australia Western Australia location map.svg
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OCM
Location of the airport in Western Australia
Boolgeeda Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
08/261,6825,518Asphalt

Boolgeeda Airport( IATA : OCM, ICAO : YBGD) is an airport serving the Brockman 4 mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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In 2012, the gravel runway was sealed and lengthened to 2.2 kilometres to allow Airbus A320, Fokker 100 and Boeing 737s to use it. [2] [3] [4] The airport reopened on 27 November 2012 with a regional flight from Busselton while direct flights from Perth commenced on 3 December.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
QantasLink Charter: Perth [ citation needed ]
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Charter: Albany,[ citation needed ] Busselton,[ citation needed ] Geraldton,[ citation needed ] Perth [ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ YBGD – Boolgeeda  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 20 March 2025
  2. ↑ Boolgeeda Airport Upgrade NRW Holdings
  3. ↑ Brockman 4 Pioneering Works NRW Holdings
  4. ↑ Boolgeeda Airport Aerodrome Management Services

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