Halls Creek Airport
Halls Creek Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Shire of Halls Creek | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aerodrome Management Services | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Halls Creek, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,346 ft / 410 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°13′59″S 127°40′08″E / 18.23306°S 127.66889°E | ||||||||||||||
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YHLC Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Halls Creek Airport (IATA: HCQ, ICAO: YHLC) is a regional airport in Western Australia's Kimberley region. It is located in Halls Creek, which is approximately 2,524 km (1,568 mi) from Perth, Western Australia.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aviair | Balgo, Kununurra |
| Skippers Aviation | Broome, Fitzroy Crossing |
History
Built in 1948, at the site of the new town of Halls Creek, which wasn't actually relocated to from the old down until the 1950s.
It began with 3 unsealed gravel runways, with the third closing in the 1980's or 1990s.
In 1997 the main runway 04/22 was sealed.
The second runway, 08/26 remains unsealed to this day.
During the 1970's a radio tower was present north of the airport beside the fuel facility. This was later removed and an NDB (Non-Directiona Beacon) was built to the northwest of the airport.
In 2010, a new NDB was built to the east of the main runway 04/22 which is still there today.
In 2015 a weather station was built at the airport, operated by the BOM (Bureau_of_Meteorology) as well as a wind profiler to the north of the unsealed runway.
See also
References
- ^ YHLC – Halls Creek (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 12 June 2025, Aeronautical Chart
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