Moranbah Airport is an

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serving

Moranbah Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moranbah had a population of 8,735 people. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out popul ...

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. It is located south of Moranbah and operated by

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance The BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is an Australian coal mining company operating in Central Queensland. The largest coal producer in Australia, it is a joint venture with BHP and Mitsubishi each owning 50%. It was established in 2001. The BMA ...

, a coal mining company. The airport averages 40 QantasLink flights each week, most of these being

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Q400 aircraft. In July 2012, Virgin Australia commenced charter flight operations using Skywest ATR-72 aircraft. At one point,

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(VA) offered three daily return flights on weekdays and one on Sundays using

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aircraft, however with the withdrawal of their ATR aircraft from Queensland, the airline has now ceased operating into the airport. In 2010, to accommodate the growth and demand for more flights, BMA provided $47 million in funding to upgrade the runway and build a new terminal. The new terminal was completed in June 2012 and now services approximately 160,000 public and charter passengers each year. All private general aviation aircraft are required to contact BMA's Airports Team for slot times and permission to land at the aerodrome. Hertz, Budget and Avis car rental companies all operate from the terminal. Short-term car parking is free for the first hour and $2/hr after that, or $21/day. Long term car parking is $8/day for the first 14 days and $10/day thereafter. BMA Coal Operations Pty Ltd is a jointly owned entity of

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and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has one

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designated 16/34 with an

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surface measuring .

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