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306:. In 2010, the council approved a licence for a tourism operator, Island Scenic Flights to build a modern hangar and office facility at the northern end of the runway and establish a commercial operation from the airport. Citing concerns about the costs of maintaining the facility for mostly private users, the Kingborough Council announced in May 2018 they intended to permanently close the airfield. The announcement prompted a campaign by local businesses and residents to save the airport that received national media coverage, resulting in the formation of a not-for-profit community trust to operate the airport on the council's behalf. 172: 179: 33: 1768: 501: 513: 295:. The facility has a single 650 m (2,130 ft) gravel runway 14/32 which caters mostly to scenic flights in support of local tourism, but is also used by private individuals visiting the island. 369: 468: 1812: 545: 1596: 1738: 1519: 562: 1713: 734: 129: 1558: 1728: 1287: 1504: 1733: 1382: 1352: 1805: 346: 258: 1723: 1708: 1177: 582: 538: 171: 1589: 1489: 1360: 686: 605: 1841: 1377: 635: 1798: 1775: 1534: 1100: 1422: 394: 1778: 1718: 1095: 1070: 819: 531: 1831: 1661: 1582: 1075: 625: 600: 554: 1605: 1371: 1242: 753: 315: 122: 1337: 1310: 784: 630: 1300: 1127: 837: 491: 1040: 714: 1528: 1397: 1147: 1122: 650: 356: 334: 1639: 1260: 1137: 968: 423: 1540: 1227: 1106: 1025: 1015: 936: 916: 769: 702: 112: 1836: 1692: 1207: 1090: 1050: 1010: 804: 742: 620: 351: 1494: 1467: 1437: 1332: 1222: 1217: 1167: 1117: 867: 774: 759: 373: 299: 1651: 1629: 1462: 1407: 1342: 1272: 1212: 1197: 1080: 1060: 990: 979: 941: 901: 832: 799: 764: 724: 610: 401: 303: 288: 86: 1656: 1477: 1277: 1162: 1132: 973: 962: 931: 906: 862: 852: 842: 789: 779: 747: 680: 1671: 1634: 1499: 1432: 1402: 1392: 1327: 1316: 1255: 1202: 1055: 1045: 1020: 1000: 985: 956: 946: 911: 889: 884: 655: 292: 272: 55: 44: 1666: 1452: 1442: 1427: 1417: 1412: 1305: 1186: 1152: 1112: 1035: 926: 878: 857: 847: 809: 675: 640: 595: 571: 505: 298:
The airfield was constructed by community volunteers on donated land and was opened by the
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area of North Bruny, 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of the town of
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in 1963. In 1993, the airfield's ownership was transferred to the
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IATA
ICAO
Kingborough Council
Bruny Island
AMSL
Coordinates
43°14′00″S 147°22′45″E / 43.23333°S 147.37917°E / -43.23333; 147.37917
YBYI is located in Tasmania
Runways
Direction
AIP
IATA
Bruny Island
Tasmania
Great Bay
Alonnah
Tasmanian Government
Kingborough Council
List of airports in Tasmania
YBYI – Bruny Island
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AIP
Airservices Australia
Aeronautical Chart
"Sky's the limit as little-used Bruny Island airstrip gets a workout"
The Mercury
"Bruny Island Airstrip Expressions of Interest"
Kingborough Council
"Bruny Island Airstrip Set To Close"

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