Weipa Airport

Weipa Airport
Weipa airport departure lounge
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRio Tinto Aluminium Weipa
LocationWeipa, Queensland
Elevation AMSL63 ft (19 m)
Coordinates12°40′43″S 141°55′31″E / 12.67861°S 141.92528°E / -12.67861; 141.92528
Map
YWBP is located in Queensland
YWBP
YWBP
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,645 5,397 Asphalt
Statistics (2010–11[1])
Passengers58,888
Aircraft movements1,144
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] BITRE[3]

Weipa Airport (IATA: WEI, ICAO: YBWP) is an airport in Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the town.[2]

History

In 1972, construction of the Flight Service Unit Lighting Building and Power House began, and it was completed in 1976.[4][5] Under Aviation Transport Security Act 2004, Weipa Airport was categorised as a Category 4 security controlled airport.[6] Passenger screening was introduced to Weipa Airport in 2014. It followed a 2010 change that required regional airports handling aircraft weighing 20,000kg or more to screen passengers.[7]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Airlines[8] Brisbane, Cairns
QantasLink Cairns
Skytrans Australia Aurukun, Cairns, Lockhart River

Statistics

Weipa Airport was ranked 55th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Weipa[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengersAircraft movements
2001–02
29,120
835
2002–03
31,427
931
2003–04
38,248
1,101
2004–05
43,482
1,274
2005–06
45,059
1,274
2006–07
47,302
1,514
2007–08
54,476
1,782
2008–09
59,992
1,635
2009–10
54,196
1,212
2010–11
58,888
1,144

Accidents & incidents

  • On 27 March 2026, a Bell 206L helicopter's left skid was caught on a tie-down cable, causing it to roll onto its side and hit the ground. The passenger and pilot were able to exit the helicopter uninjured, although the airframe was substantially damaged.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
  2. 1 2 YBWP – Weipa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 9 July 2026, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 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. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  4. ↑ Department of Civil Aviation (1972). "Weipa Airport Lighting and Power House Building site works and Roadworks". Canberra: National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Weipa - Flight Service Unit - Airport Lighting Room and Powerhouse Building - Contractor - Queensland Pastoral Supplies". Canberra: National Archives of Australia. 1976. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 NOTICE ASSIGNING AIRPORT CATEGORISATION - WEIPA AIRPORT". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Government Notices. No. GN8. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: National Library of Australia. 29 February 2012. p. 523. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Passenger screening for Horn Island and Weipa Airports to be introduced". Torres News. Thursday Island, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 6 January 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Alliance launches four new roures". Australian Aviation. 23 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Loss of control involving a Bell 206L LongRanger, Weipa Aerodrome, Queensland, on 27 March 2026". atsb. Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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