Hervey Bay Airport (IATA: HVB, ICAO: YHBA) is the main airport for the city of Hervey Bay and the Fraser Coast region, it is owned and run by the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
Hervey Bay is 288klms (188 miles) north of Brisbane, and the airport is located 9.3 km (5.8 miles) southeast of the heart of Hervey Bay. Hervey Bay is the whale watching capital of Australia, with humpback whales migrating along the coast between April and October every year
In July 2005 the airfield underwent an $11.5 million upgrade which included the construction of a new terminal building and the extension of the existing 1,500 m (4,921 feet) runway to 2,000 m (6,562 feet) to accommodate jet services from Virgin Australia.
The airport is an uncontrolled airport, it has an elevation of 18 metres (60 feet) ASML. As mentioned it has only one runway; 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 m × 30 m (6,562 feet × 98 feet). Qantas Link have 4 flights a day from Brisbane to Hervey Bay using Dash 8 Q300 and Virgin Australia has one flight per day from Sydney return using either E190's or 737-800's.
As I drove into Hervey Bay I called into the airport first and it was a ghost town. I went and did my afternoon calls and headed back to the airport arriving just after 4.15 to what seemed to be Hervey Bays rush hour. From and including UPK all these aircraft came in within 30 minutes.
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| HERVEY BAY TERMINAL |
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| CESSNA 182T VH-FUJ (CN 18282267) |
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| PIPER PA-32-300 VH-JNI (CN 32-7940007) |
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| CESSNA 206 VH-UPK (CN U20605477) |
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| ROYAL FLYING DOCTORS BEECHCRAFT B220C VH-FDM (CN BL-161) |
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| CESSNA 182 VH-DBP (CN 18253953) |
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'' LADY ELLIOTT ISLAND RESORT'' BRITTEN NORMAN ISLANDER
VH-RUT (CN 165)
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| ROBINSON R44 WAITING IN TURN TO LAND |
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| COMPASS HELICOPTERS ROBINSON R44 VH-OJO (CN 1869) |
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| QANTAS LINK 2380 FROM BRISBANE LANDING RUNWAY 29 |
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| QANTAS LINK DASH 8 Q 300 VH-TQL (CN 603) |
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| BROOME AVIATION CESSNA 208B VH-TLZ (CN 208B0789) |
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LONG WAY FROM HOME...
After taking a few snaps I made my way down to the water front
to watch the sunset, I wasn't disappointed. |
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