Northern Peninsula Airport

Northern Peninsula Airport (IATA: ABM, ICAO: YNPE) is an airport serving Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula and is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast of Injinoo in Queensland, Australia. The airport is operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.[1] It was known as Bamaga Airport or Bamaga/Injinoo Airport and had the ICAO code YBAM.[2]

Northern Peninsula Airport

(formerly Bamaga Airport)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorNorthern Peninsula Area Regional Council
LocationBamaga, Queensland, Australia
Elevation AMSL34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates10°57′03″S 142°27′34″E
Map
YNPE is located in Queensland
YNPE
YNPE
Location in Queensland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,834 6,017 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 34 ft (10 m) above sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,834 m × 30 m (6,017 ft × 98 ft).[1]

History

Built in late 1942 and known as Jacky Jacky Field, the airfield was renamed Higgins Field in 1943 in honour of Flight Lieutenant Brian Hartley Higgins. Operated as a dispersal field for Horn Island.

Royal Australian Air Force units based at Higgins Field during World War II included:[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Rex Airlines Cairns (ends 31 October 2023)[5]
Skytrans Airlines Cairns, Horn Island

See also

References
  1. YNPE – Northern Peninsula (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2023-09-07, Aeronautical Chart
  2. "Airport information for YBAM". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  3. Peter Dunn (3 August 2016). "Higgins Field, Qld during WW2". Australia @ War. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. "RAAF Base Higgins". RAAF Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. "Skytrans to help fill the void after Rex announces departure from Bamaga". Cairns York Weekly. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2015. {{cite news}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
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