Perth Airport
Airport in Perth, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perth Airport (IATA: PER, ICAO: YPPH) is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Utilities Trust of Australia (38%) Future Fund (30%) | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Perth Airport Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Perth Metropolitan Region | ||||||||||||||
Location | Perth Airport | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 67 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°56′24″S 115°57′54″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements and falls within the boundaries of the City of Belmont, City of Kalamunda and the City of Swan.[2] Perth Airport and Jandakot Airport, the other civilian airport within the mainland Perth metropolitan area located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-southwest of the general aviation area of the airport,[3][lower-alpha 1] recorded a combined total of 362,782 aircraft movements in 2017.[4]
Perth Airport covers a total of 2,105 hectares (5,202 acres) of airport property.[5]
Since 1997, it has been operated by Perth Airport Pty Ltd under a 99-year lease from the Commonwealth Government.[6]: 48