Kambalda Airport Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.kalminer.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/kambalda-aerodrome-back-in-service-ng-b881707936z Kambalda aerodrome back in service
  2. https://www.coolgardie.wa.gov.au/Profiles/coolgardie/assets/moduledata/publicnotices/240bd152-b74c-4382-9828-8fc34301d9c2/1.1/Draft-Business-Plan-MRL-Kambalda-Airport.pdf Proposed Lease of Kambalda Airport to Mineral Resources