Mornington Island Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Mornington Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°39′41″S139°10′10″E / 16.66139°S 139.16944°E | ||||||||||||||
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Mornington Island Airport( IATA : ONG, ICAO : YMTI) is an airport on Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia. It is to the immediate north-west of the town of Gununa. [2]
In 2006, the airport received A$ 253,402 for security upgrades. [3]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Burketown, Cairns, Doomadgee, Mount Isa, Normanton |
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