Shark Bay Airport

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Monkey Mia Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Shire of Shark Bay
OperatorRAC Tourism Assets Pty Ltd
Location Denham, Western Australia
Opened1954 [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 / -25.89333; 113.57667 Coordinates: 25°53′36″S113°34′36″E / 25.89333°S 113.57667°E / -25.89333; 113.57667
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YSHK
Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
18/361,6905,545Asphalt
Sources: AIP [6]

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.

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Rex Airlines Carnarvon, Perth

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References

  1. "Passenger Service Opens To Shark Bay Airport". Northern Times . Vol. 78, no. 44. Western Australia. 4 November 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Minister Told Of Need For Airstrip". The West Australian . Vol. 69, no. 20, 737. Western Australia. 6 January 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Shark Bay's Claim For Aerodrome". The West Australian . Vol. 68, no. 20, 443. Western Australia. 26 January 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Aerodrome Started". Northern Times . Vol. 78, no. 1. Western Australia. 7 January 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "New Airport At Shark Bay". Northern Times . Vol. 78, no. 18. Western Australia. 6 May 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 9 August 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  6. YSHK – Shark Bay  (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia , effective 2022-09-22