Monkey Mia Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Shire of Shark Bay | ||||||||||
Operator | RAC Tourism Assets Pty Ltd | ||||||||||
Location | Denham, Western Australia | ||||||||||
Opened | 1954 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 111 ft / 34 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°53′36″S113°34′36″E / 25.89333°S 113.57667°E Coordinates: 25°53′36″S113°34′36″E / 25.89333°S 113.57667°E | ||||||||||
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Monkey Mia Airport( IATA : MJK, ICAO : YSHK) is an airport located on the Peron Peninsula within the Shark Bay World Heritage site in the Gascoyne region serving Monkey Mia, a resort in Western Australia, and the nearby town of Denham.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Rex Airlines | Carnarvon, Perth |
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