Emerald Airport is an airport serving Emerald, a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia. It is located south of the Emerald town centre, on Springsure Road. The airport is operated by the Central Highlands Regional Council.Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink Dash 8 Q400's flying an average of five flights per day on weekdays, and three flights per day on weekends. As of 4 June 2012, QantasLink introduced their Fokker 100 fleet operated by Alliance Airlines to Emerald. This added four extra flights between Emerald and Brisbane giving the total number of return flights to Brisbane to 45 per week.FacilitiesThe airport resides at an elevation of 624 ft (190 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring and 15/33 with a gravel surface measuring.Emerald Airport recently spent $7.7 million extending the terminal and refurbishing the old terminal. This was complete in the last quarter of 2010.During this refurbishment, a new flight information system was created which is now displayed throughout the airport and online.
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