Bundaberg Airport

Bundaberg Airport (IATA: BDB, ICAO: YBUD) is a regional airport serving Bundaberg in Queensland. Bundaberg is located 365 klm's (226 mile) north of Brisbane and the airport is located 4.6 km (2.9 mi) southwest of the city centre.

The airport is owned and operated by the Bundaberg Regional Council. Back in 2009 /2010 the Council conducted major works on the runway, terminal, car park and navigation aids in an attempt to attract services using A320 / 737 aircraft; but unfortunately that attempt failed as Qantas Link and Virgin Australia only use Dash 8 and ATR72's respectively .
Bundaberg is the home of the famous aviator Bert Hinkler.
Herbert John Louis Hinkler was born on the 8th December 1892 and died 7th January 1933, better known as Bert Hinkler, he was a pioneer Australian aviator (dubbed "Australian Lone Eagle") and inventor. He designed and built early aircraft before being the first person to fly solo from England to Australia, and the first person to fly solo across the Southern Atlantic Ocean. He was married at the age of 39, and died less than a year later after crashing into remote countryside near Florence, Italy during a solo flight record attempt.

                                                           

Bundaberg airport is an uncontrolled airport, it is 33 metres (107 feet) AMSL, it has two runways; 14 / 32 which is the main runway and it has an asphalt surface. It is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet) long and  07 / 25 which is also has an asphalt surface and it is 1,128 metres (3,701 feet) long.
Qantas Link was the only airline servicing Bundaberg / Brisbane, until the 4th May 2013 when Virgin Australia started daily flights from Brisbane return using ATR-72 Turboprop aircraft.

With the outbreak of World War II, it was decided as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme to requisition Bundaberg Airport and develop it as a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Flying Training School.

Known as RAAF Station Bundaberg it was initially used in 1941 by No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF (12 EFTS), until 12 EFTS relocated to Lowood Aerodrome on 12 January 1942. No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF then operated from the base.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA ATR 72 VH-FVL (CN 0974)

PEL-AIR EXPRESS 1124 WEST WIND VH-KNS (CN 323)

DEPARTED BUNDABERG FOR AMBERLEY AS "CENTURY 23"

AUSTRALIAN NAVY AS350 SQUIRREL

N22-001 CODE 801

QANTAS LINK DASH 8 Q 400 VH-QON (CN 4218)

TAXIING OUT FOR RUNWAY 32

GENERAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE AERO COMMANDER

VH-YJL (CN 1875-48) LANDED 5.39PM WAS ON THE GROUND FOR
20 MINUTES PICKING UP FREIGHT AND THEN DEPARTED FOR
MARYBOUROUGH AT 5.58 PM