Broome International Airport

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The Broome Airport, also Broome International Airport, is an airport located in the town of Broome in northwestern Australia.

The airport emerged near present-day area of a scale in the 1920s simple runway. In the 1930s, the airfield was already at its present location, but consisted only of a simple airstrip.

It was not until the Second World War left the airport to gain importance, as he served as a tank - stop for a variety of war machines. After the air raid on Broome on 3 March 1942, nine Japanese Mitsubishi A6M fighter aircraft of the type ( Zero Fighter ) the runway of the airport should be destroyed for fear of a Japanese invasion - the airport was spared both.

In the following decades, the pearl farming, the village was gradually becoming a boom, which brought wealth, new residents and tourists to the region, for which the airport serves as a link to the outside world. As a result, the airport has been continuously expanded and privatized in 1991. In March of 1992, the airport received international status. In 1992 the runway was extended, landed at the airport first widebody aircraft. The terminals were renovated and expanded.

In the first decade of the 21st century, the route network was expanded to include new routes mainly. 2000, a master plan was adopted for the airport, but this was replaced in 2008 by a new, valid until 2025 master plan. In addition, were in this decade mainly the renewal and expansion of the start and Landebahnsystes on the program. A heliport was opened in 2009.

The airport is now connected by various Australian airlines with domestic objectives that often lie in the regional environment. The only international destination is popular with Australians holiday island of Bali.