Mount Hotham Airport (IATA: MHU, ICAO: YHOT) is a small Australian regional airport, which serves the Victorian ski resort of Mount Hotham. The airport opened in 2000, and it is Australia's highest-altitude airport.
Mount Hotham Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | MHSC Transportation Services Pty Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Location | Cobungra, | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,260 ft / 1,298 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°02′51″S 147°20′03″E | ||||||||||
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Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] | |||||||||||
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| Airly[nb 1] | Charter: Bankstown, Essendon[2] |
QantasLink formerly served Mount Hotham with Bombardier Q200s from Sydney, but ceased flights after the airline reported heavy losses in 2011.[3]
On 8 July 2005, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain charter plane crashed into terrain while attempting to make a landing at the airport, killing the pilot and two passengers. Fragments of the aircraft were said to have dropped on the ground at the nearby sub-alpine community of Cobungra.[4]
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