Bundaberg Airport

Bundaberg Airport

Bundaberg Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorBundaberg Regional Council
ServesBundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Opened12 December 1931 (92 years ago) (1931-12-12)
Elevation AMSL107 ft / 33 m
Coordinates24°54′14″S 152°19′07″E / 24.90389°S 152.31861°E / -24.90389; 152.31861
Websitebundaberg.qld.gov.au/airport
Map
YBUD is located in Queensland
YBUD
YBUD
Location in Queensland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
07/25 1,128 3,701 Grass/Clay
Statistics (2010–2011[1])
Revenue passengers132,731
Aircraft movements2,832
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[2] Passengers and movements from BITE[3]

Bundaberg Airport (IATA: BDB[4], ICAO: YBUD) is a regional airport serving Bundaberg, a city in the Australian state of Queensland.[2] It is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southwest[2] of the city centre, on North Childers Road and Takalvan Street.[5] The airport is owned and operated by the Bundaberg Regional Council.[2][6] It is also known as Bundaberg Regional Airport.[6]

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has one of its nine Queensland bases at Bundaberg Airport.[7]

The Bundaberg Regional Council conducted major works on the runway, terminal, carpark and navigation aids in 2009–10 in an attempt to attract services using A320/737 type aircraft.

History

The airport was officially opened on 12 December 1931, by the Minister for Trade and Customs, the Hon. Frank Forde, M.H.R., as a civilian airport. The airport was renamed in 1936 to Hinkler Airport after Bundaberg's famous aviator Bert Hinkler[8][9][10]

World War II

With the outbreak of World War II, it was decided as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme to requisition Bundaberg Airport and develop it as a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Flying Training School.

Known as RAAF Station Bundaberg it was initially used in 1941 by No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF (12 EFTS), until 12 EFTS relocated to Lowood Aerodrome (located at Tarampa) on 12 January 1942. No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF then operated from the base.

Units Based at Bundaberg

Bundaberg War Graves

Located within the Bundaberg General Cemetery, it contains the burial places of 46 soldiers and airmen of the Australian Forces and five airmen of the United States Army Air Corps.[11]

Post war

The Department of Civil Aviation took over Bundaberg Aerodrome on 31 July 1946. Bundaberg City Council took over the airport in June 1983. A new terminal was opened on 9 May 1986. A major extension to Bundaberg Airport was completed in March 2010, making the runway jet capable and also including an expanded Terminal.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 107 ft (33 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 m × 30 m (6,562 ft × 98 ft) and 07/25 with a grassed grey silt clay surface measuring 1,128 m × 30 m (3,701 ft × 98 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Link Airways Brisbane[12]
QantasLink Brisbane
Seair Pacific Lady Elliot Island

Statistics

Bundaberg Airport was ranked 41st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Bundaberg[3]
Year[1] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001–02
54,351
3,546
2002–03
56,549
2,723
2003–04
66,716
2,522
2004–05
87,377
2,915
2005–06
98,276
3,161
2006–07
103,946
3,103
2007–08
116,572
3,010
2008–09
114,715
2,673
2009–10
115,889
2,508
2010–11
132,731
2,832

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
  2. ^ a b c d e YBUD – Bundaberg (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "Airport Traffic Data 1985–86 to 2010–11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  4. ^ "Bundaberg Airport (BDB / YBUD)". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Airport Guide: Bundaberg Airport". Qantas. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Bundaberg Regional Airport". Bundaberg Regional Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  7. ^ "RFDS QLD Home Page". Royal Flying Doctor Service. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "QUEEN VISITS TWO CITIES". Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 262. 12 March 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia. ,...Bundaberg is proud of its aviator Bert Hinkler...On her first country visit in Queensland the Queen landed at Hinkler Airport, Bundaberg...
  9. ^ "HINKLER AIRPORT". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 188. New South Wales, Australia. 27 October 1936. p. 1. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Aerodrome Named After Hinkler". The Advocate. Tasmania, Australia. 27 October 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "War Cemeteries in Queensland: Bundaberg War Cemetery". Office of Australian War Graves. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009.
  12. ^ "Link Airways Adds Brisbane – Bundaberg From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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