Northern Peninsula Airport

Northern Peninsula Airport (formerly Bamaga Airport)
IATA: ABM – ICAO: YNPE ABM Location of the airport in Queensland
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
Location		Bamaga, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL		34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates		10°56′41.3″S 142°27′14.2″E / 10.944806°S 142.453944°E / -10.944806; 142.453944
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
13/31	1,600	5,249	Asphalt
Sources: AIP Enroute Supplement [1], DAFIF[2][3]

Northern Peninsula Airport^[1] (IATA: ABM, ICAO: YNPE, formerly YBAM) is an airport serving Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The airport is operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.^[1] It was previously known as Bamaga Airport or Bamaga/Injinoo Airport.^[2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 34 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,600 by 30 metres (5,249 × 98 ft).^[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Regional Pacific Airlines	Cairns, Horn Island
Skytrans Airlines	Cairns [4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} YNPE – NORTHERN PENINSULA (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 25 August 2011
2. ^ ^{a b c} Airport information for Bamaga Injinoo (ICAO: YBAM) from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
3. ^ Airport information for Bamaga / Injinoo (IATA: ABM, ICAO: YBAM) at Great Circle Mapper.
4. ^ Skytrans

External links

• History of Bamaga Airfield at PacificWrecks.com
• Accident history for Bamaga Airport (IATA: ABM, ICAO: YBAM) at Aviation Safety Network

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