Airports & Aerodromes

Port Lincoln Airport

The Port Lincoln Airport is located 14 kilometres north of the City of Port Lincoln.

The airport is an important gateway to southern Eyre Peninsula and the City of Port Lincoln with multiple daily passenger services provided to and from Adelaide by two airlines, Regional Express and Qantaslink.

The airport has in the vicinity of 14,500 aircraft movements and almost 190,000 passengers annually with up to 24 scheduled daily passenger flights, making this the busiest regional airport in South Australia.

Flights

For all matters relating to airlines, including flight schedules, luggage issues and travel arrangements, contact the airline direct on the below contact numbers, or click on the respective logo to be taken to their website.

Regional Express - Phone 13 17 13

QantasLink - Phone 13 13 13

Supporting services

  • Secure car park / hire car services
  • Taxi Services (Lincoln City Taxis - Phone (08) 8682 1222 or Suburban Taxis Port Lincoln - Phone (08) 8683 0888)
  • Shuttle Bus (Phone 0424 120 841)
  • Aircraft Charter (Lincoln Air Charter - Phone 08 8684 3788)
  • Aircraft maintenance facilities (Tuna City Aviation - Phone 08 8684 3616)
  • Aircraft refueling service (AvfuelSA 0448 874 251)
  • ATM - Provided by Cummins District Community Bank: Bendigo Bank
  • Licenced Cafe Eyre Lounge is operated by leesees. To view trading hours, please click here.

Lock-up compound car park fees

To arrange access to the lock-up compound car park please contact Port Lincoln Travel and Cruise on (08) 8682 1933 or Eyre Travel om (08) 8682 6666

Please refer to the current Schedule of Fees and Charges policy for the prices and terms associated with the compound.

There is no system in place to pre-book and be guaranteed a car space, it is operated on a 'first in' basis through the airline that you are flying with.

Cummins Aerodrome

Unlicensed, Aeroplane Landing Area (ALA)

Runway Characteristics

RWY 09/27 length 1207m width 18m limestone gravel bearing 089DEG MAG  Runway strip length 1327m width 80m

ERSA Publication

Comprehensive pilot information is published in the AirServices Australia En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA), for full details go to: http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/

Aerodrome Reporting

Formal inspections of facilities are undertaken fortnightly by council reporting officers. No pre-flight inspection of the runway is carried out by Council. User to arrange own pre-flight inspection. Eyreial Ag Services who operate an agricultural spraying business from the facility may be able to provide information on the facility (Phone 08 8676 2722).

Aerodrome lighting

The Pilot Activated low-intensity aerodrome lighting consists of 2 outer edge omni-green and 4 red/green runway threshold lights at each runway end, white runway edge lights placed at a width of 30m and a longitudinal spacing of 90m, yellow taxiway edge lighting and 4 portaflood wind indicator lights and apron flood lights. PAL frequency 119.6 MHz.

Coffin Bay Aerodrome

Unlicensed, Aeroplane Landing Area (ALA). The aerodrome is available for daytime use for private flying, charter, fire fighting operations and RFDS aircraft.

Location

The geographic location of the aerodrome is S 340 35.34' E 1350 30.39'

The aerodrome is located 5km northeast of the Coffin Bay Township off Airport Lane.Elevation - Aerodrome Elevation 18FT AHD being the highest point on the runway

Runway Characteristics

RWY 08/26 length 1160m width 15m limestone gravel bearing 082deg Magnetic Runway strip length 1160m width 90m

ERSA Publication

No details of the aerodrome are published in the AirServices Australia En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA).

Aerodrome Reporting

Formal inspections of facilities are undertaken fortnightly by council reporting officers. No pre-flight inspection of the runway is carried out by Council. User to arrange own pre-flight inspection.

Animal Hazard

Pilots intending to use this facility are advised that an animal hazard exists and both emus and kangaroos are common in the area.

Contact

For airport operational issues contact the Airport Manager on (08) 8684 3400 or for emergencies only please contact the duty Reporting Officer on (08) 8684 3501.