Gateway to Western Australia's Goldfields region.
Location
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport (IATA: KGI) is a regional airport serving the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is a key access point for the mining industry, connecting the region to Perth and other centres.
The airport is owned and operated by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and handles a mix of regular passenger services, charter flights, and freight operations. Its traffic is closely tied to the fortunes of the local gold mining sector, which drives significant fly-in fly-out (FIFO) worker movements.
Located approximately 4 kilometres from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder city centre, the airport has undergone various upgrades over the years to accommodate growing passenger numbers and larger aircraft types used in mining operations.
Terminals
The airport has a single terminal building handling both arrivals and departures for regular passenger and charter services.
Getting to & from
Ground transport options include taxis and hire cars, with the airport located approximately 4 kilometres from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder city centre.
Airlines here
Qantas and its subsidiary QantasLink operate regular scheduled services to Perth, with various charter operators also serving the airport for FIFO mining traffic.
Notable facts
- ›The airport primarily serves fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers for the surrounding gold mining industry.
- ›Kalgoorlie-Boulder is one of Australia's richest gold mining regions, making the airport strategically important to the resources sector.
- ›The airport is owned and operated by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government.
- ›The runway can accommodate jet aircraft used on the Perth route.
- ›The airport also supports general aviation, aerial survey, and freight operations.
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