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Boolgeeda Airport

Coordinates: 22°32′23″S 117°16′31″E / 22.53972°S 117.27528°E / -22.53972; 117.27528
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Boolgeeda Airport
Boolgeeda Airport front entry
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerPilbara Iron
OperatorAerodrome Management Services
LocationBrockman 4 mine
Elevation AMSL1,871 ft / 570 m
Coordinates22°32′23″S 117°16′31″E / 22.53972°S 117.27528°E / -22.53972; 117.27528
Map
OCM is located in Western Australia
OCM
OCM
Location of the airport in Western Australia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,682 5,518 Asphalt

Boolgeeda Airport (IATA: OCM, ICAO: YBGD) is an airport serving the Brockman 4 mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

In 2012, the gravel runway was sealed and lengthened to 2.2 kilometres to allow Airbus A320, Fokker 100 and Boeing 737s to use it.[2][3][4] The airport reopened on 27 November 2012 with a regional flight from Busselton while direct flights from Perth commenced on 3 December.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
QantasLink Charter: Perth
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Charter: Albany, Busselton, Geraldton, Perth

References

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  1. ^ YBGD – Boolgeeda (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 28 November 2024
  2. ^ Boolgeeda Airport Upgrade NRW Holdings
  3. ^ Brockman 4 Pioneering Works NRW Holdings
  4. ^ Boolgeeda Airport Aerodrome Management Services
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