Laverton Airport (IATA: LVO, ICAO: YLTN) is an airport in Laverton, Western Australia. It is a low-use airport found 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast[1] from the main area of Laverton. It has an operational and storage capacity of 19 medium-sized planes; however, it has an average of only 417 flights a year.
Laverton Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Shire of Laverton | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Laverton, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,530 ft / 466 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°36′50″S 122°25′47″E / 28.61389°S 122.42972°E | ||||||||||||||
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  YLTN Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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The runway was sealed in the early 1990s.[2] The airport received $171,314 for security upgrades in 2006.[3] The security status was changed in 2011.[4]
A terminal building is scheduled to open in late 2024.[2][5]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Airlines | Charter: Perth[2] |
| National Jet Express | Charter: Perth |
| Skippers Aviation | Charter: Leonora, Perth |
References
edit- ^ a b YLTN – Laverton (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Laverton Airport set for $5 million upgrade as FIFO mining drives FIFO growth ABC News 2 September 2024
- ^ "NEARLY $1.6M FOR SECURITY UPGRADES AT REGIONAL AIRPORTS". Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
- ^ "Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 NOTICE ASSIGNING AIRPORT CATEGORISATION – Laverton Airport". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australia. 22 December 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Over $3 million in grants land at regional airports in WA Government of Western Australia 7 February 2023
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