Olympic Dam Airport (IATA: OLP[4], ICAO: YOLD) is an airport that serves the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. There have been planned expansions for the airport starting in 2006 and ongoing in 2011. Alliance Airlines operate a public transport service between Olympic Dam and Adelaide.
Olympic Dam Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Operator | BHP, Olympic Dam Operations | ||||||||||
Serves | Olympic Dam mine | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 344 ft / 105 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°29′06″S 136°52′36″E / 30.48500°S 136.87667°E | ||||||||||
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YOLD Location in South Australia | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2010/11[1]) | |||||||||||
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Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart,[2] passenger and aircraft movements from the Department of Infrastructure and Transport[3] |
The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at 30°29′02.0322″S 136°53′02.7954″E / 30.483897833°S 136.884109833°E with the local time zone (Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)) of +9:30 hours from UTC.[4] The airport's codes are OLP for FlightStats and IATA, YOLD for ICAO and it does not have an FFA code.[4] Several car rental companies operate from the airport.[5]
In 2007, there was a near mid-air collision between an Alliance Airlines plane and a charter flight.[6] Flooding in the region in 2010 did not affect the airport.[7]
Relocation discussions were underway in 2006, with a discussion about either expanding the Olympic Dam airport or building a new one close to Andamooka. The area was set to have 5,000 contractors brought in by BHP.[8] It was planned that the airport would be relocated should the Olympic Dam mine expand to an open-cut configuration.[9] Expansion plans outlined in 2011 included improving the airport to accommodate jets and passenger service.[10] 2011 plans for the airport included making the runway an all-weather one.[11] The planned location was between Roxby Downs and Andamooka.[11] In March 2020, NRW Holdings was awarded a contract to upgrade the airport.[12]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alliance Airlines | Charter: Adelaide[13] |
Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]
Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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2001-02 | 19,289 |
1,304
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2002-03 | 24,973 |
1,411
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2003-04 | 25,715 |
1,727
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2004-05 | 27,262 |
1,723
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2005-06 | 37,112 |
1,924
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2006-07 | 57,639 |
2,593
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2007-08 | 74,099 |
2,278
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2008-09 | 76,118 |
2,254
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2009-10 | 60,168 |
1,809
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2010-11 | 72,215 |
1,875
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2011-12 | 90,438 |
2,462
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2012-13 | 83,583 |
2,563
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2013-14 | 76,103 |
2,233
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2014-15 | 74,346 |
2,234
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