Laverton Airport

Laverton Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorShire of Laverton
LocationLaverton, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL1,530 ft / 466 m
Coordinates28°36′50″S 122°25′47″E / 28.61389°S 122.42972°E / -28.61389; 122.42972
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YLTN is located in Western Australia
YLTN
YLTN
Location in Western Australia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
16/34 919 3,015 Earth
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]>

Laverton Airport (IATA: LVO, ICAO: YLTN) is an airport in Laverton, Western Australia. It is a low-use airport found 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast[1] from the main area of Laverton. It has an operational and storage capacity of 19 medium-sized planes; however, it has an average of only 417 flights a year.

The runway was sealed in the early 1990s.[2] The airport received $171,314 for security upgrades in 2006.[3] The security status was changed in 2011.[4]

A terminal building is scheduled to open in late 2024.[2][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Airlines Charter: Perth[2]
National Jet Express Charter: Perth
Skippers Aviation Charter: Leonora, Perth

References

  1. ^ a b YLTN – Laverton (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Laverton Airport set for $5 million upgrade as FIFO mining drives FIFO growth ABC News 2 September 2024
  3. ^ "NEARLY $1.6M FOR SECURITY UPGRADES AT REGIONAL AIRPORTS". Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 NOTICE ASSIGNING AIRPORT CATEGORISATION – Laverton Airport". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australia. 22 December 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ Over $3 million in grants land at regional airports in WA Government of Western Australia 7 February 2023


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