Broken Hill Airport is an airport located southeast
[ of ]Broken Hill
Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It ...
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The airport currently is used as a base of operations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
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South-Eastern section thus making it a very important hub for this service.
It is also used extensively by the mining industry.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passenger
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s served in financial year
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2009–2010.[ Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"]
See also
* List of the busiest airports in Australia
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Top 10 airports by passenger movements 1985–86 to 2020–21
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*List of airports in New South Wales
This is an incomplete list of airports in the Australian state of New South Wales.
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List of airports
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References
Airports in New South Wales
Buildings and structures in Broken Hill, New South Wales
Transport in Broken Hill, New South Wales
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