Miles Airport
Miles Airport or Aerodrome (IATA: WLE, ICAO: YMLS) is an airport serving the small towns of Miles and Condamine, and surrounding rural residents in Queensland, Australia.
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 Miles Airport Terminal, 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Miles, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 455 m / 1,492 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°48′33″S 150°09′54″E | ||||||||||
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  WLE Location of the airport in Queensland | |||||||||||
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The airport is located along the Leichhardt Highway approximately 19 km (12 mi) south of the Leichhardt and Warrego Highway intersection, Miles, Queensland, and 14 km (8.7 mi) north of the Leichhardt Highway and Roma-Condamine Road intersection, Condamine, Queensland.[3]
The aerodrome underwent a major expansion in 2013 to meet the Fly-in fly-out needs of the coal seam gas industry in that region (Coalbed methane),[4] and is capable of taking aircraft with 50 to 74 seats. The runway is 1,590 meters long[5] and 30 meters wide.
See also
References
- Airport information for WLE at Great Circle Mapper.
- Airport information for Miles Airport at Transport Search website.
- "Miles Airport Airport Map & Diagram (Miles, Queensland) [YMLS/YMLS]". FlightAware. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- "Australia: Upgraded Miles Airport Resumes Operations". LNG World News. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "WLE - Miles [Miles Aerodrome], Qld, AU - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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