Quilpie Airport (IATA: ULPICAO: YQLP) is an airport serving Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Quilpie and operated by the Quilpie Shire Council.[1] The airport received $242,666 for security upgrades from the Australian Government in 2006.[2]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 655 ft (200 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 09/27 with a composite surface measuring 1,493 m × 30 m (4,898 ft × 98 ft) and 18/36 with a clay surface measuring 1,070 m × 30 m (3,510 ft × 98 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Regional Express Airlines Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Brisbane, Charleville, Mount Isa, Toowoomba, Windorah

Services are operated under contract to the Government of Queensland and will be taken over by Regional Express Airlines from 1 January 2015.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d YQLP – Quilpie (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014, Aeronautical Chart
  2. ^ "Australia upgrades airport security". Urban Development Asia. 2006-03-08. Archived from the original on 2006-11-28. 
  3. ^ "Rex soars in Queensland as Skytrans falters". Brisbane Times. 15 October 2014. 

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilpie_Airport
About Quilpie Airport- (IATA: ULP, ICAO: YQLP)

Details

  • Address: Quilpie, Queensland, Australia