Hervey Bay Airport is the main airport for the city of

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, Australia and the

Fraser Coast The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser ...

region which incorporates the nearby city of Maryborough. The airport, which is located southeast of

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, re-opened in mid-2005, after the existing airfield underwent an $11.5 million upgrade which included the construction of a new terminal building and the extension of the existing runway to to accommodate jet services from

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. Up until September 2006,

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provided daily services to the airport from Brisbane. The airline ceased all scheduled operations on 1 October 2006 after a proposed acquisition by

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was terminated and an intention by QantasLink for the introduction of Brisbane services was announced. In 2006, the airport was the fastest growing in Queensland with passenger numbers almost doubling. Currently, plans are underway to further upgrade the airport to handle more jet services from other Australian capital cities. These plans involve the extension of the terminal to twice its current size, as well as a new cross runway (smaller than the main runway) to be used for general aviation purposes. In June 2017, Fraser Coast mayor Chris Loft and JETGO announced that the airline would commence two direct services per week from Hervey Bay Airport to

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, as well as direct services to

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. Due to have commenced on 21 July 2017, the service never commenced due to lack of bookings. Services to and from Brisbane have been cancelled after JETGO entered voluntary administration.

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has one

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designated 11/29 with an

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surface measuring .

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Hervey Bay Airport was ranked 39th in Australia for the number of

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s served in

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1 July – 30 June 2016–2017. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"

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Hervey Bay Airport
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Facilities

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

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See also

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