Margaret River Airport

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Margaret River Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
Location Bramley, Western Australia
Elevation  AMSL 374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates 33°55′48″S115°06′00″E / 33.93000°S 115.10000°E / -33.93000; 115.10000
Map
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YMGT
Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/201,1033,619Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart [1]

Margaret River Airport( IATA : MQZ, ICAO : YMGT) is located in Bramley near Margaret River, Western Australia. It was established in 1981 and sealed in 1999. [2] [3]

The airport is used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and private charter flights. [2] Largely government-subsidised flights from Perth to this airport via Busselton, which were operated by Maroomba Airlines and Skippers Aviation, operated from 1999 until 2001. [4]

Access is via Bussell Highway and Perimeter Road via Airport Access Road. [5]

See also

References

  1. YMGT – Margaret River  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 4 September 2025, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Thematic History". Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Heritage Inventory (PDF). Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. p. 45. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. "Opening of newly upgraded Margaret River Airstrip". Government of Western Australia. 21 January 1999. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "Busselton air service too expensive to operate: Minister". Government of Western Australia. 3 April 2001. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. "Margaret River Perimeter Road reaches practical completion". Government of Western Australia. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.