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Newman Airport 
IATA: ZNE – ICAO: YNWN Location of airport in Western Australia
ZNESummary Airport type Public Owner Shire of East Pilbara Location Newman, Western Australia Elevation AMSL 1,724 ft / 525 m Coordinates 23°25′04″S 119°48′10″E / 23.41778°S 119.80278°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,072 6,798 Asphalt Source: DAFIF[1][2] Newman Airport (IATA: ZNE, ICAO: YNWN) is an airport near Newman, Western Australia. Situated 11 km from the town centre, it is the most ready form of transport between Perth and Newman.
The airport is owned and maintained by the Shire of East Pilbara.[3] Newman's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of light aircraft, Qantaslink and Virgin Australia flights. Qantaslink and Virgin Australia fly RPT flights to Perth only (with the exception of their regular charter flights) whereas the lighter aircraft[4] fly to outer communities as well as to Port Hedland and other Pilbara towns.
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Events
Drag races were held on the airport runway annually. However due to increasing demand on the airport, Drag Races will no longer be held here.[5]
Expansion project (2008)
The Airport is currently undergoing an expansion project to improve both customer service and services to the airlines that use the airport.[6]
The new terminal building will provide improved services such as conveyors in a new undercover baggage collection area, and a larger waiting room. The facility is being funded by the Shire of East Pilbara. Completion is estimated by early-2009.[7]
The new tarmac will be able to support Boeing 737-800 aircraft as well as the current Boeing 717 aircraft making a total capacity of four aircraft. In addition, half of the previously existing tarmac will be reserved purely for the lighter aircraft. The tarmac was completed in mid-2008.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations QantasLink operated by Cobham Aviation Services Australia[8] Perth Skywest Perth Virgin Australia Perth Operations
Busiest Domestic Routes out of Newman Airport
(Year Ending September 2010)[9]Rank Airport Passengers carried % Change 1 
Perth Airport188,700 
NA**Newman-Perth route data only included from October 2008
References
- ^ Airport information for YNWN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Airport information for ZNE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Newman Airport (Shire) (en-au) Retrieved 6th August 2008.
- ^ Auswest Airlines (en-au) Retrieved 6th August 2008.
- ^ Newman Outback Drags (en-au) Retrieved 6th August 2008.
- ^ Shire of East Pilbara airport articles (en-au) Retrieved 6th August 2008.
- ^ Plans held by Mr C. Fox(Newman Airport Manager)
- ^ Cobham Airline Services (en-au) Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Domestic airline activity
External links
- Newman Airport (Operations Website)
- Newman Airport (Shire of East Pilbara)
Categories:- Airports in Western Australia
- Pilbara
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