Airfield and Terminal Information

Airport Facts
Operator: Australia Pacific Airports ( Launceston ) Pty. Ltd.
A.C.N. 081 578 903     A.B.N. 79 081 578 903  
P.O. Box 1220
Launceston Tasmania 7250 Australia

Location: Latitude 41o 32´ 48" s. Longitude 147o 12´ 46" E
16 Kilometres south of Launceston CBD
Elevation: 562 feet above sea level

Aerodrome Reference
Total Area: 180 hectares.
Site Acquired: July 1929
Runways: Main Runway 14R/32L, asphalt and concrete, 1981 metres in length x 45 metres in width. Grass Runways 14L/32R 700 metres, 18/36 690 metres
Taxiways: Parallel 23 metre wide taxiway runs the length of the main runway.
Aircraft Stands: Domestic Passenger 6, Freight 1, General Aviation 30
Terminal: Comprises of a 2 storey complex with 2 dedicated gateways and security lounge
Navaids: Instrument Landing System cat 1 for 32L runway, Visual Omni-directional Radio Range, Distance Measuring Equipment
Lighting: CAT 1 High intensity runway and approach lighting , T-VASIS Visual Approach Indicator System on 14R/32L, PAALC lighting system
Emergency Services: Category 6
Fuelling: Tanker fueling for Jet A-1 and AvGas
Airline Operators: 4 domestic jet services, several smaller RPT services, freight and GA operations

Passenger Volumes - Launceston Airport									Change
Year end 30 June (millions)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	06 to 07
Domestic	0.54	0.52	0.53	0.58	0.67	0.82	0.92	0.99	7.60%

Aircraft Movements - Launceston Airport									Change
Year end 30 June (thousands)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	06 to 07
Regular public transport	10.8	13.3	9.2	7.5	7.9	9.3	9.5	9.7	2.1%
General Aviation	16.8	13.1	12.4	7.4	7.4	5.7	5.5	4.8	(12.7%)
Total	27.6	26.4	21.6	14.9	15.3	15	15	14.5	(3.3%)