Margaret River Airport is located in
Bramley near
Margaret River
The Margaret River is a river in southwest Western Australia. In a small catchment, it is the eponym of the town and tourist region of Margaret River.
The river arises from a catchment of just 40 square kilometres in the Whicher Range.
The ...
,
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. It was established in 1981 and sealed in 1999.
The airport is used by the
Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), commonly known as the Flying Doctor, is an air medical service in Australia. It is a non-profit organisation that provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote an ...
and private charter flights.
Largely government-subsidised flights from
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
to this airport via
Busselton
Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the Busselton ...
, which were operated by
Maroomba Airlines
Nantay Pty. Ltd., trading as Maroomba Airlines since 1998, is a small airline and air charter company based in Perth, Western Australia.
Overview
Founded in 1985 as Maroomba Aviation, then renamed Maroomba Air Services in 1997, the airline op ...
and
Skippers Aviation
Skippers Aviation is a small regional airline based out of Perth Airport that specialises in charter flights for companies with fly-in fly-out workers. They also operate flights for the mining industry in Western Australia, as well as some sch ...
, ran from 1999 to 2001.
Access is via
Bussell Highway
Bussell Highway is a generally north–south highway in the South West region of Western Australia. The highway links the city of Bunbury with the town of Augusta and is approximately in length. The highway is signed ''State Route 10'', exce ...
and
Perimeter Road
The Perimeter Road, also known as the Margaret River Perimeter Road, is a highway bypass of Margaret River, Western Australia. The road deviates Bussell Highway traffic, including heavy vehicles, to the east of the town, and connects to a new ...
via Airport Access Road.
See also
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List of airports in Western Australia
This is a list of airports in the Australian state of Western Australia.
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List of airports
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Aviation transport in Australia
References
External links
Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts
Airports in Western Australia
Airports established in 1981
1981 establishments in Australia
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