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Olympic Dam Airport

Olympic Dam Airport

Airport in Australia

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.

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General information

The airport is located at Olympic Dam, South Australia with the terminal located at 30°29′02.0322″S 136°53′02.7954″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]

2011 expansion proposal

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 and destinations

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Statistics

Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]

Annual passenger traffic at OLP airport. See Wikidata query.
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References

  1. [1]
    Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
  2. [2]
    YOLD – Olympic Dam (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
  4. [4]
    "(OLP) Olympic Dam Airport". Flightstats.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Yellow Pages® | Data Protection". www.yellowpages.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Mid-air collision avoided". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. [7]
    Pedler, Emma (9 April 2010). "Roxby flood damage". ABC North & West SA. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. [8]
    "New airport mooted in BHP expansion". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. [9]
    "Olympic Dam Expansion: Infrastructure". BHP. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.
  10. [10]
    "Olympic Dam Expansion 2011" (PDF). Australia: BHP. p. 5. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. [11]
    "Olympic Dam Expansion 2011: Materials handling and transport" (PDF). Australia: BHP. p. 19. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  12. [12]
    Contract Award: Olympic Dam Airport Upgrade NRW Holdings 18 March 2020
  13. [13]
    BHP re-signs Alliance for Olympic Dam flights Australian Mining 22 October 2020
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