Esperance Airport

Esperance Airport is an airport in Esperance, Western Australia. The airport is northwest of the city, near the locality of Gibson.

Airlines and destinations

Qantas and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights from Esperance to Perth.

Incidents

On 13 May 1980, a Skywest Swearingen Metro II experienced a failure of its right engine at low altitude whilst approaching Esperance Airport during a scheduled passenger flight, forcing the pilot to execute an emergency landing in a nearby field. The single crewmember and all eleven passengers on board evacuated the aircraft before it was destroyed in a fire.