Port Hedland International Airport

In December 1999, construction of a new terminal began.^[2]

The airport has undergone a number of upgrades. Stage one of works include the extension of an existing taxiway and installation of new lighting, the construction of a new taxiway, widening of taxiway intersections and the extension of the domestic and international arrivals and departures area. This was to be completed by the end of July 2011.^[3] A further upgrade occurred in 2013.^[4]

Between 2008 and 2014, passenger movements more than doubled as a result of increased fly-in fly-out activity to the Pilbara during the mining boom. In August 2010, Qantas began operating weekly services from Brisbane and Melbourne with Airbus A320s.^[5]

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights to Denpasar which were suspended in 2014, the Denpasar flight resumed on 4 April 2015 and was operated by Virgin Australia.^[6] This flight was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic however as of 2023 the town council was advocating for this route to be reinstated.^[7]

In July 2015, the Town of Port Hedland agreed to lease the airport to AMP Capital (since acquired by Dexus) and Infrastructure Capital Group for 50 years.^[8][9][10]

In 2023, a redevelopment of the terminal was completed.^[11][12][13]

Port Hedland International Airport was ranked 21st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2022/23 and is third busiest airport in Western Australia.^[15][16]

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Busiest domestic routes into and out of Port Hedland Airport
(FY 2023^[15])^[17]

Rank	Airport	Passengers movements	change
1	Perth Airport	475,876	16.6%*

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The Perth-Port Hedland city-pair was the 30th busiest air route in Australia in Financial Year 2022-23.^[18]

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