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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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Operator | BHP, Olympic Dam Operations | ||||||||||
Serves | Olympic Dam mine | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 344 ft / 105 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°29′06″S 136°52′36″E | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() YOLD Location in South Australia | |||||||||||
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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]
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 | Destinations |
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Alliance Airlines | Charter: Adelaide[13] |
Olympic Dam Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.[1][3]
Year[1] | Revenue passengers | Aircraft movements |
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2001-02 | 19,289 | 1,304 |
2002-03 | 24,973 | 1,411 |
2003-04 | 25,715 | 1,727 |
2004-05 | 27,262 | 1,723 |
2005-06 | 37,112 | 1,924 |
2006-07 | 57,639 | 2,593 |
2007-08 | 74,099 | 2,278 |
2008-09 | 76,118 | 2,254 |
2009-10 | 60,168 | 1,809 |
2010-11 | 72,215 | 1,875 |
2011-12 | 90,438 | 2,462 |
2012-13 | 83,583 | 2,563 |
2013-14 | 76,103 | 2,233 |
2014-15 | 74,346 | 2,234 |
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