# Paraburdoo Airport (PBO / YPBO)

**Paraburdoo Airport** (IATA: PBO, ICAO: YPBO) is a medium airport in Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia. It has one runway, 2,132 m (6,995 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Pilbara Iron. In 2022 it handled 211 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypbo

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PBO / YPBO
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Pilbara Iron
- Serves: Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia
- Elevation: 429 m / 1,406 ft
- Coordinates: -23.1711, 117.7450
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,132 m / 6,995 ft
- Passengers: 210,756 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraburdoo_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7133766
- Weather station: YPBO
- Ident: YPBO

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,132 m / 6,995 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 065° / 245° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 246,624 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 301,183 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 232,293 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 193,291 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 167,113 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 164,110 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 166,134 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 178,207 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 190,856 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 110,658 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 192,351 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 210,756 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 991 km / 616 mi · Network Aviation
- [BQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybln.md) Busselton Margaret River Regional Airport · Australia · 1,191 km / 740 mi · Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PBO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- NWK [Network Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/network-aviation) · 1
- VA [Virgin Australia Regional Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia-regional-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 211K (2022) | #1,518 of 3,974 | #54 in Oceania | #28 in AU |
| Longest runway | 2,132 m / 6,995 ft | #3,534 of 29,858 | #90 in Oceania | #50 in AU |
| Elevation | 429 m / 1,406 ft | =12,821 of 43,403 | #441 in Oceania | #164 in AU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =468 in AU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.700 |
| FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 125.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [YRLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yrle.md) Rocklea Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [TPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ytmp.md) Tom Price Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [YAHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yahd.md) Ashburton Downs Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [OCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybgd.md) Boolgeeda · 85 km / 53 mi
- [YNUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynud.md) Nammuldi Mine Airstrip · 95 km / 59 mi
- [WLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yang.md) West Angelas Airport · 98 km / 61 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Paraburdoo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paraburdoo_Airport&oldid=1371336607), revision of 25 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypbo/data