Kambalda Airport | |
Iata: | KDB |
Icao: | YKBL |
Owner: | Shire of Coolgardie |
Location: | Kambalda, Western Australia |
Elevation-F: | 1,037 |
Coordinates: | -31.19°N 121.5983°W |
Pushpin Map: | Western Australia |
Pushpin Label: | YKBL |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Western Australia |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 16/34 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,800 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
Footnotes: | Sources: Aeronautical Information Publication |
Kambalda Airport serves St Ives Gold Mine. It is located eight kilometres north-west of Kambalda, Western Australia. It was mothballed in September 2015 after a slump in the resources sector.[1]
As at June 2024, Mineral Resources was negotiating with the Shire of Coolgardie for a 21 year lease on the airport with a commitment to upgrade the airport to accommodate Airbus A319 and A320s.[2] As at 2024, it is predominantly used by charter flight for fly-in fly-out mine workers. Flights are operated by Aerlink, National Jet Express and Skippers Aviation with ATR 72-500 and Dash 9s.[2]