Boolgeeda Airport
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Pilbara Iron | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aerodrome Management Services | ||||||||||
| Location | Brockman 4 mine | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,871 ft / 570 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°32′23″S 117°16′31″E / 22.53972°S 117.27528°E | ||||||||||
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Sources: Australian Aeronautical Information Publication | |||||||||||
Boolgeeda Airport (IATA: OCM, ICAO: YBGD) is an airport serving the Brockman 4 mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
In 2012, the gravel runway was sealed and lengthened to 2.2 kilometres to allow Airbus A320, Fokker 100 and Boeing 737s to use it. The airport reopened on 27 November 2012 with a regional flight from Busselton while direct flights from Perth commenced on 3 December.