Wagga Wagga Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Wagga Wagga Airport
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image-width = 300px
caption = Wagga Wagga Airport terminal
IATA = WGA
ICAO = YSWG
type = Military/Public
owner = Commonwealth of Australia
operator = Wagga Wagga City Council
city-served = Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
location = Forest Hill, New South Wales
elevation-f = 724
elevation-m = 221
coordinates = coord|35|09|55|S|147|27|59|E|type:airport
website = [http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/www/html/271-airport.asp Wagga Wagga Airport]
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r1-number = 05/23
r1-length-f = 5,801
r1-length-m = 1,768
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 5,007
r2-length-m = 1,526
r2-surface = Clay
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Wagga Wagga Airport airport codes|WGA|YSWG, is located adjacent to RAAF Base Wagga. The airfield is an operational base, but is leased by the Wagga Wagga City Council on a 30 year lease from the Australian Department of Defence, [cite web | title = Airport | publisher = Wagga Wagga City Council | url = http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/Airport.pdf | accessdate = 2008-06-20 ] with RAAF Base Wagga being a ground training base. The airfield is still used by military aircraft, mostly transport aircraft transporting freight or passengers.

History

The airport was established in 1937 by the Wagga Wagga Municipal Council, In 1938 relegated control was given to the Royal Australian Air Force.

On 28 January 1992 the Wagga Wagga City Council secured a 30 year lease from the Commonwealth of Australia which included $2 million dollars to upgrade the airport's runway which can handle a Boeing 737. [cite web | title = Effective Regional Aviation Services-An Airport perspective |work = Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | publisher = Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics | url = http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/35/Files/Peter%20Dale%20Presentation.doc | accessdate = 2008-06-21 ]

Airlines and destinations

Virgin Blue

Wagga Wagga was one of the twenty three destinations looked at by Virgin Blue for services to Sydney using its new Embraer 170 jets. [cite web | title = Smaller is better for Virgin Blue | work = Fairfax Media | publisher = The Australian | date = 2007-09-07 | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22374907-23349,00.html | accessdate = 2008-06-21 ] As of January 2008, Virgin Blue has not announced the launch of services to Wagga, although it has announced the launch of services to Albury, Port Macquarie and Canberra from Sydney and between Canberra and the Gold Coast using its Embraer aircraft.

Passenger statistics

2007-08 financial year the Airport recorded 204,409 which made it one of the busiest airports in regional New South Wales.

The following table lists passenger statistics for Wagga Wagga Airport. Projected passenger statistics are in dark grey.

Future of Wagga Wagga Airport

The Wagga Wagga Airport has undergone a $2.2 million dollar upgrade to increase its capacity for future growth and to improve the security at the airport. [cite web | title = Wagga airport to get fewer security cameras | work = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | publisher = ABC Riverina | date = 2007-12-06 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/06/2111339.htm?site=riverina | accessdate = 2008-06-20 ]

See also

*RAAF Base Wagga
*Regional Express Airlines

References

External links

* [http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/index.aspx?item=biz&sub=airport Official site]
*WAD|YSWG