Emerald Airport

Emerald Airport is an airport serving Emerald, a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia. It is located 6km south of the Emerald town centre, on Springsure Road. The airport is operated by the Central Highlands Regional Council.Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines and Alliance Airlines who operate a combined (on average) 54 return commercial services to Brisbane per week.FacilitiesThe airport resides at an elevation of 624ft above sea level. It has two runways: 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 1900x and 15/33 with a gravel surface measuring 926x.Emerald Airport recently spent $7.7 million extending the terminal and refurbishing the old terminal. This was complete in the last quarter of 2010. This refurbishment, included security upgrades, improved amenities for passengers and a new flight status information system with displays throughout the airport and online.In November 2014, work was completed on a $7.58 million upgrade to the Aircraft parking bays at the airport.StatisticsEmerald Airport was ranked 29th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in calendar year 2014.