Kambalda Airport | |||||||||||
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| Owner | Shire of Coolgardie | ||||||||||
| Location | Kambalda, Western Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,037 ft / 316 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°11′24″S121°35′54″E / 31.19000°S 121.59833°E | ||||||||||
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  YKBL Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||
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Sources: Aeronautical Information Publication [1] | |||||||||||
Kambalda Airport( IATA : KDB, ICAO : YKBL) serves St Ives Gold Mine. It is located eight kilometres north-west of Kambalda, Western Australia. It was mothballed in September 2015 after a slump in the resources sector. [2]
As at June 2024, Mineral Resources was negotiating with the Shire of Coolgardie for a 21 year lease on the airport with a commitment to upgrade the airport to accommodate Airbus A319 and A320s. [3] As at 2024, it is predominantly used by charter flight for fly-in fly-out mine workers. Flights are operated by Aerlink, National Jet Express and Skippers Aviation with ATR 72-500 and Dash 9s. [3]
