Esperance Airport (IATA: EPR, ICAO: YESP) is an airport in Esperance, Western Australia. The airport is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) northwest[1] of the city, near the locality of Gibson.
Esperance Airport | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The airport terminal, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Esperance Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Esperance, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gibson, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 470 ft / 143 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′59″S 121°49′30″E / 33.68306°S 121.82500°E | ||||||||||||||
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  YESP Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rex Airlines | Perth[2] |
Qantas and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights from Esperance to Perth.
Incidents
edit- On 13 May 1980, a Skywest Swearingen Metro II experienced a failure of its right engine at low altitude whilst approaching Esperance Airport during a scheduled passenger flight, forcing the pilot to execute an emergency landing in a nearby field. The single crewmember and all eleven passengers on board evacuated the aircraft before it was destroyed in a fire.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b YESP – Esperance (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ "Rex named as preferred tenderer for two WA govt contracts".
- ^ "1980 Sykwest accident at the Aviation Safety Network". Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
External links
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Media related to Esperance Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Esperance Airport – official website
- Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts
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