The busiest airport in regional South Australia
Port Lincoln Airport in South Australia is an airport serving Port Lincoln, a city in the Australian state of South Australia. It is located 7 nautical miles north of Port Lincoln, at North Shields. The airport is owned and operated by the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.
The airport is an important gateway to southern Eyre Peninsula and the City of Port Lincoln with multiple daily passenger services provided to and from Adelaide by two airlines, Regional Express and Qantaslink.
The airport has in the vicinity of 14,500 aircraft movements and almost 190,000 passengers annually with up to 24 scheduled daily passenger flights, making this the busiest regional airport in South Australia.
Elevation 36 | Area Forecast 50 | Strip Direction 01 / 19 : 05 / 23 : 15 / 33 |
GPS Position 34° 3619 South 135° 5249 | ALA Code YPLC | Strip Length 1499 : 1275 : 1450 |
WAC Chart 3459 | FIA Melbourne Centre 125.9 on ground | Strip Surface Sealed : Gravel : Gravel |
Owner/Operator District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsular (08) 8676 1206 ARO (08) 8684 3501 | Windsock 1 – LH side RWY 23 THR 1 – between RWY 15 and 19 1 – between RWY 05 and 01 | ASIC Security/Vis Vest Yes |
Fuel AVGAS & Jet A1 Carnet card & CC swipe bowser | Distance to Town 7 nm | Lighting 01/19 and 15/33 PAL 124.1 |
Aircraft Parking Sealed apron restricted to RPT aircraft. One position for HEL PRKG AVBL north-east of RPT apron. | Transport Airport Taxi 0456 401 616 Budget Car Rental (08) 8684 3668 in terminal | Landing Fees Yes |
Special Procedures and Comments: CTAF 128.0
OPR on RWY 01, 05 and 33 RQ right-hand circuits.
Bird hazards.