Geraldton Airport

Geraldton Airport is an airport located 6NM east of Geraldton, Western Australia, along the Geraldton – Mount Magnet Road. On average, from 2006 to 2011, more than 98,000 passengers used the airport annually.BackgroundFrom 1941 to 1945, Geraldton was the site of No. 4 Service Flying Training School RAAF.Geraldton Airport is the general aviation and regular passenger transport airport for the City of Greater Geraldton and it meets varying transport, industrial and commercial interests across the mid-west region.Geraldton Airport is the main regional base for aircraft charter operations, flight training, private flying, aerial and agricultural work and aircraft maintenance in the mid-west region.The closest significant aerodromes are Mullewa, 100km to the east or Kalbarri 100km to the north and for larger jet operations Perth Airport, 370km to the south.Geraldton Airport has daily Regular Public Transport (RPT) services, Geraldton – Perth – Geraldton, provided by both QantasLink and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines using Fokker 100 aircraft.