Burnie Airport

Burnie Airport Wynyard Airport
A Regional Express Saab 340 aircraft at Burnie Airport
IATA: BWT ICAO: YWYY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Burnie Airport Corporation
Serves	Burnie, Tasmania
Location	Wynyard, Tasmania
Opened	January 1, 1935 (1935-01-01)
Elevation AMSL	62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates	40°59′56″S 145°43′52″E / 40.99889°S 145.73111°E / -40.99889; 145.73111Coordinates: 40°59′56″S 145°43′52″E / 40.99889°S 145.73111°E / -40.99889; 145.73111
Website	www.burnieairport.com.au
Map
YWYY Location in Tasmania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,650 5,413 Asphalt 05/23 827 2,713 Asphalt
Statistics (2015/16)
Passengers 62,020 Aircraft movements 3,929
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart, passenger and aircraft movements from the DIRE

Burnie Airport (IATA: BWT, ICAO: YWYY), also called Burnie Wynyard Airport or Wynyard Airport, is a regional airport owned by Burnie City Council and is located adjacent to the town of Wynyard, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west from Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. Before being upgraded and renamed to Burnie airport in 1987, the Wynyard aerodrome was officially opened on the 1st January 1935 by the Prime Minister of the time, Joseph Lyons.

Regional Express Airlines operates services to the airport, flying to and from Melbourne at least 4 times per day using 33,34 and 36 seat Saab 340 turboprop aircraft. The airport is also served by Sharp Airlines, offering flights to King Island and Launceston twice per day using 19 seat Metro 23 (SA-227) turboprop aircraft. Free Spirit Airlines is a new operator, flying to Essendon (Victoria) once on Monday morning, Thursday and Friday evening and Sunday. They are using Metro 23 turboprop which seats 19 passengers. The airport, which underwent a major upgrade late in 2006, contains a shop and a terminal for Regional Express flights plus free car parking.

The Burnie Airport Corporation Unit Trust was established in December 2001 and is 51% owned by the Burnie City Council and 49% owned by a private sector partner, the Australian Airports Association. The Trust acquired the Burnie Airport from the Burnie Port Corporation in 2001.