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Merimbula Airport
IATA: MIM ICAO: YMER
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Bega Valley Shire Council
Serves	Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	36°54′31″S 149°54′05″E / 36.90861°S 149.90139°E / -36.90861; 149.90139
Website	Bega Valley City Council: Airport
Map
YMERLocation in New South Wales
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,602 5,256 Asphalt
Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart

Merimbula Airport (IATA: MIM, ICAO: YMER) is an airport serving Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 1 nautical mile (2 km; 1 mi) south of Merimbula and is owned and operated by Bega Valley Shire Council.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 7 ft (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,602 m × 30 m (5,256 ft × 98 ft). This runway is equipped with night lighting and precision approach path indicators. The airport receives a low volume of traffic and pilots are required to communicate via a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to safely co-ordinate arrivals and departures. Both Avgas and Jet A1 fuel is available. A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) is located at the southwestern end of the airfield.

In 2019, a $4.4 million upgrade of the small terminal facility was completed, providing new arrivals, security screening and baggage handling areas, as well as additional car parking. This was followed by upgrades to the runway to allow operation of large turboprops like the Q400 and ATR 72 which were completed in early 2022.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Merimbula Airport was ranked 59th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.

In popular culture

Electronic dance music duo Flight Facilities take their name from a company founded by band-member Hugo Gruzman's grandfather in the 1960s, based at Merimbula Airport.

See also

• List of airports in New South Wales

References

1. ^ YMER – Merimbula (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Contractor completes Merimbula Airport $4.4M upgrade". Roads and Infrastructure Australia. 20 December 2019.
3. Ian Campbell (18 July 2018). "Step ahead for Merimbula Airport and Merimbula Aldi". RiotACT.
4. Albert McKnight (March 2022). "Merimbula Airport reopens after wet weather delays". AboutRegional.
5. Doak, Emily; Wallace, Simon (15 January 2021). "Qantas delays new regional routes due to COVID uncertainty". ABC Riverina. Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. Regional Express
7. ^ Fiscal year 1 July – 30 June
8. ^ "Airport Traffic Data 1985-86 to 2010-11". Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. Refers to "Regular Public Transport (RPT) operations only"
9. Katie Cunningham (9 December 2014). "Made In Merimbula". awol.

External links

• Accident history for MIM at Aviation Safety Network

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