Margaret River Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorShire of Augusta-Margaret River
LocationMargaret River (Bramley), Western Australia, Australia
Elevation AMSL374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates33°55′48″S 115°06′00″E / 33.93000°S 115.10000°E / -33.93000; 115.10000
Map
YMGT is located in Western Australia
YMGT
YMGT
Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,103 3,619 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Margaret River Airport (IATA: MQZ, ICAO: YMGT) is located in Bramley near Margaret River, Western Australia. It was established in 1981 and sealed in 1999.[2][3]

The airport is used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and private charter flights.[2] Largely government-subsidised flights from Perth to this airport via Busselton, which were operated by Maroomba Airlines and Skippers Aviation, ran from 1999 to 2001.[4]

Access is via Bussell Highway and Perimeter Road via Airport Access Road.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ YMGT – Margaret River (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2023-11-30, Aeronautical Chart Archived 10 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Thematic History". Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Heritage Inventory (PDF). Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. p. 45. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Opening of newly upgraded Margaret River Airstrip". Government of Western Australia. 21 January 1999. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Busselton air service too expensive to operate: Minister". Government of Western Australia. 3 April 2001. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Margaret River Perimeter Road reaches practical completion". Government of Western Australia. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.


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