Tom Price Airport

Tom Price Airport
IATA: TPR ICAO: YTOM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Pilbara Iron
Location	Tom Price, Western Australia
Elevation AMSL	2,300 ft / 701 m
Coordinates	22°44′46″S 117°52′08″E
Map
YTOM Location in Western Australia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 760 2,493 Dirt
Sources: DAFIF[1]

Tom Price Airport (IATA: TPR, ICAO: YTOM) is an airport near Tom Price, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[2] It has a short dirt runway capable of handing small general aviation aircraft and light turboprops.

In December 2008, Rio Tinto lodged an application with the Shire of Ashburton to upgrade the runway and facilities to handle Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 size aircraft. This was planned to ease traffic at Paraburdoo Airport and allow tourists to access the nearby Karijini National Park.

However, on 16 January 2009, suffering the effects of lower demand and ore prices as a result of the Great Recession, these plans were scrapped as Rio's capital expenditure program was cut.[3]

The strategic location of the planned airport has been chosen also to handle the expansions at the Brockman minesite, by Pilbara Iron.

See also

• List of airports in Western Australia
• Aviation transport in Australia

References

1. Airport information for TPR at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Tom Price Airport Info. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
3. Rio Tinto shelves Tom Price Hammersley Range Airport Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 January 09.

External links

• Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts