Olympic Dam Airport

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Olympic Dam Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Operator BHP, Olympic Dam Operations
Serves Olympic Dam mine
Elevation  AMSL 344 ft / 105 m
Coordinates 30°29′06″S136°52′36″E / 30.48500°S 136.87667°E / -30.48500; 136.87667
Map
Australia South Australia location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
YOLD
Location in South Australia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
07/251,8606,102 Asphalt
Statistics (2010/11 [1] )
Passengers72,215
Aircraft movements1,875
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart, [2] passenger and aircraft movements from the Department of Infrastructure and Transport [3]

Olympic Dam Airport( IATA : OLP [4] , ICAO : YOLD) is an airport that serves the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. There have been planned expansions for the airport starting in 2006 and ongoing in 2011. Alliance Airlines operate a public transport service between Olympic Dam and Adelaide.

Contents

General information

The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at 30°29′02.0322″S136°53′02.7954″E / 30.483897833°S 136.884109833°E / -30.483897833; 136.884109833 (Olympic Dam Airport Terminal) with the local time zone (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)) of +9:30 hours from UTC. [4] The airport's codes are OLP for FlightStats and IATA, YOLD for ICAO and it does not have an FFA code. [4] Several car rental companies operate from the airport. [5]

In 2007, there was a near mid-air collision between an Alliance Airlines plane and a charter flight. [6] Flooding in the region in 2010 did not affect the airport. [7]

2011 expansion proposal

Relocation discussions were underway in 2006, with a discussion about either expanding the Olympic Dam airport or building a new one close to Andamooka. The area was set to have 5,000 contractors brought in by BHP. [8] It was planned that the airport would be relocated should the Olympic Dam mine expand to an open-cut configuration. [9] Expansion plans outlined in 2011 included improving the airport to accommodate jets and passenger service. [10] 2011 plans for the airport included making the runway an all-weather one. [11] The planned location was between Roxby Downs and Andamooka. [11] In March 2020, NRW Holdings was awarded a contract to upgrade the airport. [12] By August 2021, a new, larger runway had been built, and the older one closed and partially demolished. [13]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Airlines Charter: Adelaide [14]

Statistics

Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011. [1] [3]

Annual passenger traffic at OLP airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Olympic Dam [3]
Year [1] Revenue passengersAircraft movements
2001-02
19,289
1,304
2002-03
24,973
1,411
2003-04
25,715
1,727
2004-05
27,262
1,723
2005-06
37,112
1,924
2006-07
57,639
2,593
2007-08
74,099
2,278
2008-09
76,118
2,254
2009-10
60,168
1,809
2010-11
72,215
1,875
2011-12
90,438
2,462
2012-13
83,583
2,563
2013-14
76,103
2,233
2014-15
74,346
2,234

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. ↑ YOLD – Olympic Dam  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  4. 1 2 3 "(OLP) Olympic Dam Airport". Flightstats.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Yellow Pages® | Data Protection". www.yellowpages.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mid-air collision avoided". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Pedler, Emma (9 April 2010). "Roxby flood damage". ABC North & West SA . Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "New airport mooted in BHP expansion". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Olympic Dam Expansion: Infrastructure". BHP. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Dam Expansion 2011" (PDF). Australia: BHP. p. 5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Olympic Dam Expansion 2011: Materials handling and transport" (PDF). Australia: BHP. p. 19. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  12. ↑ Contract Award: Olympic Dam Airport Upgrade NRW Holdings 18 March 2020
  13. ↑ "Google Earth Engine". August 2021.
  14. ↑ BHP re-signs Alliance for Olympic Dam flights Australian Mining 22 October 2020
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