Armidale Airport
Armidale Regional Airport is an airport serving Armidale, a city in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located southwest of the town centre, on the New England Highway. The airport is operated by the Armidale Regional Council.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two runways: 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring and 09/27 with a grassed gravel surface measuring.Airlines and destinations
Previous airlines
A Tamworth, [New South Wales|Tamworth]–Armidale–Brisbane route was served by QantasLink until 2002, when the service was taken over by MacAir Airlines until January 2003, after which time it was operated by Sunshine Express Airlines before the company ceased scheduled flying in 2006. Brindabella Airlines commenced Armidale-Brisbane flights in August 2011 using Metro III turboprop aircraft; however, this service was discontinued in June 2012. The decision to withdraw from Armidale and Albury made national headlines as it was widely reported the airline's reasons included an expected increase in operating costs due to the implementation of the controversial Carbon pricing scheme by the Gillard government set to become effective the following month.Rex Airlines flew from Sydney to Armidale between 2014 and 2023, when services were terminated, giving Qantas a monopoly on the route again.