Hobart Airport

Hobart Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerQueensland Investment Corporation (35%)
Schiphol Group (35%)
CareSuper (30%)
OperatorHobart Airport Pty Ltd
ServesHobart
LocationCambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Opened1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Hub forQantasLink
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates42°50′12″S 147°30′36″E / 42.83667°S 147.51000°E / -42.83667; 147.51000
Websitewww.hobartairport.com.au
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HBA/YMHB is located in Hobart
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HBA/YMHB is located in Tasmania
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HBA/YMHB is located in Australia
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HBA/YMHB is located in Oceania
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,727 8,947 Asphalt
Statistics (2016–2017)
Passengers2,440,792
Aircraft operations27,120
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Hobart Airport (IATA: HBA, ICAO: YMHB) is an airport located in Cambridge, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of the Hobart central business district. It is the principal airport of Tasmania.[4]

The Federal Government owned airport is operated by the Tasmanian Gateway Consortium under a 99-year lease.[5][6]

The airport maintains a conjoined international and domestic terminal. The major airlines servicing the airport are Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia operating domestic flights predominantly to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.[4] International flights to Auckland, New Zealand, operate two to three times weekly with Air New Zealand.

Due to the airport's southern location, Skytraders operates regular flights to Antarctica on behalf of the Australian Antarctic Division using an Airbus A319.[6][7]

Hobart International Airport was opened in 1956 and privatised in 1988.[8] Occupying approximately 565 ha (1,400 acres) of land,[6] the airport is situated on a narrow peninsula. Take-offs and landings are inevitably directed over bodies of water regardless of approach or departure direction. The region immediately surrounding the airport remains largely unpopulated, which enables the airport to operate curfew-free services.[6]

In the 2018–19 financial year, the airport handled 2.6 million passenger movements, making it the ninth busiest airport in Australia.[4]


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