Orange Airport

For the airport in Orange, Massachusetts, United States, see Orange Municipal Airport.

Orange Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOrange City Council
OperatorOrange City Council
ServesOrange, New South Wales, Australia
LocationHuntley / Spring Hill
Elevation AMSL3,115 ft / 949 m
Coordinates33°22′54″S 149°07′59″E / 33.38167°S 149.13306°E / -33.38167; 149.13306
Websitehttps://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/orange-regional-airport
Map
YORG is located in New South Wales
YORG
YORG
Location in New South Wales
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,213 7,260 Asphalt
04/22 783 2,569 Grass & red clay
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Orange Regional Airport (IATA: OAG, ICAO: YORG) is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales between the city of Orange[1] and the town of Blayney. It is located in the area known as Huntley, near Spring Hill and approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) from Orange's business district.

Facilities

At an elevation of 3,115 ft (949 m) above sea level, the airport is Australia's third-highest airport, behind Mount Hotham Airport and Armidale Airport. It has two runways: 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,213 m × 30 m (7,260 ft × 98 ft) and 04/22 with a grassed red clay surface measuring 783 m × 30 m (2,569 ft × 98 ft).[1] In April 1976, it became the first airport in Australia to have a pilot-controlled lighting system installed.[2]

Terminal upgrade and airport extension

As part of a larger upgrade to the airport, the old terminal building was closed on 21 September 2013 and demolished in the following weeks. Construction of the new terminal was estimated to cost A$3.3 million.[3][4] A two-year project to extend the airport's main runway by 538 metres (1,765 feet) commenced around the same time, and was completed in 2015.[5]

In August 2014, the airport's new terminal opened, which featured dedicated departures and arrivals areas; room for facilities for three airlines; a cafe and a conveyor belt system. Additionally, the terminal has secured long term car parking (which is currently free), free unsecured long term parking, and short term/drop off parking. The terminal has no security screening, meaning that despite the improvements to the airport's runways, aircraft with over 50 seats remain unable to offer services from the airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Link Airways Brisbane,[6] Melbourne[7]
QantasLink Sydney[8][9]
Rex Airlines Sydney

Other airport users

Orange Aero Club

Originally established in the 1930s, the Orange Aero Club is a social and flying club based at the airport. The club hosts regular flying competitions and fly-aways from its new building, the Max Hazelton Aero Centre, named after the founder of Hazelton Airlines.[10]

Flight training

There are a small number of flying schools based at the airport accommodating training in both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.

Statistics

Orange Airport was ranked 53rd in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[11][12]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Orange[12]
Year[11] Revenue passengers Aircraft movements
2001–02
38,820
3,086
2002–03
37,856
2,597
2003–04
48,945
2,381
2004–05
57,294
2,512
2005–06
56,576
2,528
2006–07
58,252
2,519
2007–08
60,736
2,568
2008–09
54,560
2,468
2009–10
53,379
2,308
2010–11
59,840
2,315

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c YORG – Orange (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Airlines Australian Transport May 1976 page 13
  3. ^ Airport upgrade gets final approval orange.nsw.gov.au, published: 1 October 2013, accessed: 19 November 2013
  4. ^ Air travellers start using new terminal orange.nsw.gov.au, published: 23 September 2013, accessed: 19 November 2013
  5. ^ "Airport Expansion". Orange City Council website. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Announcement of Direct Flights Between Orange And Brisbane". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. ^ "For all Melbourne flights from 7 January 2024 onwards". Link Airways. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ Qantas spreads its wings to Orange Australian Aviation
  9. ^ "Qantas group network changes". Qantas. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Club History". Orange Aero Club. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  11. ^ a b Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
  12. ^ a b "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"
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