Devonport Airport

Devonport Airport
IATA: DPO – ICAO: YDPO
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty. Ltd.
Serves		Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Elevation AMSL		33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates		41°10.2′S 146°25.8′E / 41.17°S 146.43°E / -41.17; 146.43Coordinates: 41°10.2′S 146°25.8′E / 41.17°S 146.43°E / -41.17; 146.43
Website		tasports.com.au/...
Map
YDPO Location of airport in Tasmania
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
06/24	1,838	6,030	Asphalt
14/32	880	2,887	Grass
Statistics (2009-2010)
Revenue passengers			124,716
Aircraft movements			4,244
Sources: Airservices Australia,[1] BITRE[2]

Devonport Airport (IATA: DPO^[3], ICAO: YDPO) is a regional airport serving Devonport, a city in the Australian state of Tasmania.^[1] It is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from the town centre, on Wesley Vale and Airport Roads.^[4] The airport is operated by the Tasmanian Ports Corporation^[1] (Tasports),^[5] which previously operated the larger Hobart International Airport.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,838 by 45 metres (6,030 × 148 ft) and 14/32 with a grass surface measuring 880 by 30 metres (2,887 × 98 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Qantas operated by QantasLink	Melbourne
Tasair	Hobart, King Island

Virgin Australia proposal

Devonport and Burnie Councils have both been vying for the attention of Virgin Australia.^[6] Both airports currently only have one airline servicing them operating multiple flights daily to Melbourne (QantasLink in Devonport's case). Virgin Australia have investigated the potential for flying to both airports from Melbourne, yet if they were to fly to the north west Tasmanian coast, would only fly to one or the other. No official announcements have yet been made.

Statistics

Devonport Airport was ranked 39th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.^[2]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Devonport^[2]

Year	Revenue passengers	Aircraft movements
2001-02	101,605	5,116
2002-03	109,388	5,271
2003-04	117,048	5,292
2004-05	116,139	5,648
2005-06	92,805	4,335
2006-07	88,308	4,423
2007-08	98,706	5,273
2008-09	114,514	4,623
2009-10	124,716	4,244

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Australia
• List of airports in Australia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} YDPO – DEVONPORT (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 25 August 2011
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2009-10". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). June 2010. http://www.bitre.gov.au/info.aspx?ResourceId=191&NodeId=96. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Devonport Airport (DPO / YDPO)". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=DPO. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Airport Guide: Devonport Airport". Qantas. http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/airport-guide-devonport/global/en. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Devonport Airport". Tasmanian Ports Corporation (Tasports). http://www.tasports.com.au/infrastructure/devonport_airport.html. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
6. ^ "Regional airports woo Virgin". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 December 2007. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-12-06/regional-airports-woo-virgin/979320.