Mildura Airport

Mildura Airport
Overview of Mildura Airport
IATA: MQL – ICAO: YMIA MQL Location of airport in Victoria
Summary
Airport type		Mildura, Victoria
Operator		Rural City of Mildura
Location		167
Elevation AMSL		51 ft / 16 m
Coordinates		34°13′45″S 142°05′08″E / 34.22917°S 142.08556°E / -34.22917; 142.08556
Website		www.milduraairport.com.au
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	6,004	1,830	Asphalt
18/36	3,737	1,139	Asphalt

Exterior view of Mildura Airport terminal

Mildura Airport (IATA: MQL, ICAO: YMIA) is located in Mildura, Victoria, Australia. It is the busiest regional airport in Victoria^[1] and has twice been named Australia's Rural Airport of the Year.^[2]

QantasLink, Regional Express and Sharp Airlines offer scheduled air services. Virgin Australia (then Virgin Blue) began the first scheduled jet service from 13 October 2008. It is also home to Cobden Air and the Mildura Aero Club.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Qantas operated by QantasLink	Melbourne
Regional Express	Melbourne
Sharp Airlines	Adelaide
Virgin Australia	Melbourne[3]

Operations

Busiest Domestic Routes out of Mildura Airport
Year Ending April 2009^[4]

Rank	Airport	Passengers carried	% Change
1	Melbourne Airport	170,200	8.4

Month of April 2009^[4]

Rank	Airport	Passengers carried	% Change
1	Melbourne Airport	16,432	22.1

References

1. ^ http://www.murrayriver.com.au/regions/mildura/airport.htm Mildura Airport — Flights to Mildura
2. ^ Mildura Rural City Council - The Winner Is...Mildura
3. ^ "Virgin Blue adds regional Australian destination". Aviation Record. 2008-08-05. http://www.aviationrecord.com/search-results.aspx?articleType=ArticleView&articleId=979. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Domestic airline activity

External links

• Airport information for YMIA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Mildura Airport Website