- Burnie Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Burnie Airport
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IATA = BWT
ICAO = YWYY
type = Public
owner = Burnie City Council
operator = Burnie Airport Corporation Pty Ltd
city-served = Burnie, Tasmania
location = Wynyard, Tasmania
elevation-f = 62
elevation-m = 19
coordinates = Coord|40|59|56|S|145|43|52|E|type:airport|display=inline,title
website = http://www.burnieairport.com.au
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r1-number = 09/27
r1-length-f = 5,413
r1-length-m = 1,650
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 05/23
r2-length-f = 3,898
r2-length-m = 1,188
r2-surface = Gravel
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footnotes =Burnie Airport Airport codes|BWT|YWYY, also called Wynyard Airport, is a small regional airport located in Wynyard near the town of Burnie,
Tasmania ,Australia .The airport is centrally located on Tasmania's North West Coast. Two airlines, Regional Express and
Tasair operate on the airport, flying to and fromMelbourne ,Hobart and King Island. Regional Express operate at least 5 flights per day usingSaab 340 turboprop aircraft. The airport which underwent a major upgrade late in 2006 contains a shop, large windows and a terminal for Regional Express flights plus free car parking, car hire using relatively newer vehicles.Airlines and Destinations
*Regional Express (Melbourne)
*Tasair (King Island, Hobart)Virgin Blue
Devonport and Burnie Councils have both been vying for the attention of
Virgin Blue [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/06/2111214.htm] . Both airports currently only have one airline servicing them operating multiple flights daily to Melbourne(Rex in Burnie's case). Virgin Blue have investigated the potential for flying to both airports from Melbourne, yet if they were to fly to the north west Tasmanian coast, would only fly to one or the other. No official announcements have been made by Virgin Blue.External links
* [http://www.burnieairport.com.au/ Burnie Airport website]
* [http://www.burnie.net/html/934_938.htm City of Burnie Council: Burnie Airport guide]
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