North Queensland Airports Investment Overview
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Additional Information on Mackay Airport
Mackay is an important regional centre in North Queensland
and has a population of around 90,000
Mackay Airport is located approximately 5 km from the Mackay
CBD and served approximately 946,000 passengers in FY09
The key driver of passengers is coal mining/business, with a
smaller secondary driver of tourism (given proximity to over 74
Whitsunday Islands and Central Queensland)
The major mines in the Bowen Basin coalfields are typically
within 2 to 2.5 hrs driving time from Mackay.
Strong economic growth in the region since coal prices began
to rise rapidly in 2002, has seen passenger numbers more than
treble in the last 8 years
Mackay Airport has direct flights to Brisbane, Sydney,
Melbourne and a number of regional destinations in
Queensland
Aeronautical and other charges are determined by negotiation.
with airlines and are not currently regulated (the ACCC will only
intervene in cases of abuse of market power)
No curfew, operating from 5:15am to 9:00pm, 7 days a week
Auckland
Airport
Qantaslink
Jetstar
Virgin Blue
Tiger Airways
Caims
Townsville
MACKAY
Gladstone
OSydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
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