Broken Hill Airport

Broken Hill Airport
Broken Hill Airport
	IATA: BHQ; ICAO: YBHI;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Council of the City of Broken Hill
Location	Broken Hill, New South Wales
Elevation AMSL	959 ft / 292 m
Coordinates	32°00′06″S 141°28′18″E / 32.00167°S 141.47167°E
Website	brokenhill.nsw.gov.au
Map
	YBHI Location in New South Wales
Runways
Statistics (2010–11)
Passengers
Passengers	63,098
Aircraft movements	2,846
	Sources: AIP, Statistics from the Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics

Broken Hill Airport (IATA: BHQ, ICAO: YBHI) is an airport located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast^[2] of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

The airport is used as a base of operations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, South Eastern Operations, thus making it a very important hub for this service.^[4]

It is also used extensively by the mining industry.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
QantasLink	Sydney
Rex Airlines	Adelaide, Dubbo, Sydney

Statistics

Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009–2010.^[3]

Annual passenger and aircraft statistics for Broken Hill^[3]
Year^[1]	Revenue passengers	Aircraft movements
2001–02	28,287	1,998
2002–03	29,168	2,215
2003–04	34,457	2,313
2004–05	39,281	2,412
2005–06	43,631	2,441
2006–07	48,405	2,453
2007–08	59,561	2,841
2008–09	55,809	2,738
2009–10	60,469	2,682
2010–11	63,098	2,846

References

^ ^a ^b Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
^ ^a ^b YBHI – Broken Hill (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 27 November 2025
^ ^a ^b ^c "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics. May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
^ Persson, Sheryl (2010). The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. ReadHowYouWant.com. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-1-4587-8515-2. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

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[fiscal-1] Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June

[AIP-2] YBHI – Broken Hill (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 27 November 2025

[BITRE-3] "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics. May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"

[4] Persson, Sheryl (2010). The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. ReadHowYouWant.com. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-1-4587-8515-2. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

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