# Port Hedland International Airport (PHE / YPPD) **Port Hedland International Airport** (IATA: PHE, ICAO: YPPD) is a large airport in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,500 m (8,202 ft). It is operated by AMPC. In 2022 it handled 449 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/yppd ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PHE / YPPD - Type: Large airport - Operator: AMPC - Serves: Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia - Elevation: 10 m / 33 ft - Coordinates: -20.3828, 118.6298 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft - Passengers: 449,490 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Australia/Perth - Website: http://www.porthedlandairport.com.au/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hedland_International_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1188577 - Weather station: YPPD · WMO 94312 - Ident: YPPD ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes | | 18/36 | 1,000 m / 3,281 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 400,013 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 533,163 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 483,541 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 516,347 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 419,852 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 364,024 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 354,297 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 379,787 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 396,064 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 215,118 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 361,644 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 449,490 | Wikidata | ## Routes 5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [KTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypka.md) Karratha Airport · Australia · 197 km / 122 mi · Nexus Airlines (Australia) - [ZNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ynwn.md) Newman Airport · Australia · 359 km / 223 mi · Aviair - [BME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybrm.md) Broome International Airport · Australia · 465 km / 289 mi · Nexus Airlines (Australia) - [GET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ygel.md) Geraldton Airport · Australia · 1,016 km / 631 mi · Nexus Airlines (Australia) - [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 1,312 km / 815 mi · QantasLink, Alliance Airlines, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Virgin Australia ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PHE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (7) - [Nexus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nexus-airlines) · 3 - QQ [Alliance Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alliance-airlines) · 1 - [Aviair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aviair) · 1 - QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1 - QF [QantasLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantaslink) · 1 - VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 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 | 449K (2022) | #1,159 of 3,974 | #35 in Oceania | #21 in AU | | Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =47 in Oceania | =26 in AU | | Elevation | 10 m / 33 ft | =40,220 of 43,403 | =1,891 in Oceania | =1,133 in AU | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =33 in AU | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | CTAF | CTAF | 119.900 | | FSS | MELBOURNE CNTR | 118.600 | ## Nearby airports - [YMDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymdb.md) Mundabullangana Airport · 61 km / 38 mi - [YDGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ydgy.md) De Grey Homestead Airport · 63 km / 39 mi - [GYB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ywga.md) Port Hedland/Wodgina Airport · 73 km / 45 mi - [YMLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymla.md) Malina Airport · 83 km / 52 mi - [PRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypdo.md) Pardoo Airport · 103 km / 64 mi - [YYYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yyya.md) Mugarinya Airport · 104 km / 64 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: “Port Hedland International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port_Hedland_International_Airport&oldid=1363072417), revision of 7 Jul 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/yppd/data