Busselton Margaret River Airport
The City of Busselton has upgraded the existing Airport facilities and is capable of facilitating air services to interstate destinations including Melbourne and Sydney and international destinations as far away as Denpasar, Singapore and China.
The Busselton Margaret River Airport (BMRA) currently services 36 closed charter FIFO flights per week and six RPT services a week to Melbourne and Sydney. The BMRA hosts an RFDS base, is an emergency services hub, particularly during the summer months with Large Air Tankers and Helitaks based at the airport and supports an active general aviation community. Over 156,000 passengers moved through the airport in 2024.
The City of Busselton supported the Airport Development Project which was made possible by investment totaling $68million from the Australian Government’s Community Development Grant Programme, State Government’s Royalties for Regions programme, Department of Transport’s Regional Airports Development Scheme, City of Busselton, South West Development Commission and Tourism Western Australia.
The development, completed in 2019 included the following upgrades:
- lengthening, widening and strengthening of the runway up to 2520m (TODA) long x 45m wide to facilitate narrow and wide-bodied Code 4C and E aircraft such as Boeing 737, Airbus 320 and Airbus 330
- construction of four new apron parking bays and connecting taxiways with Code 4E capability
- connection to site wide services, including water, power, sewer and telecommunication
- two helipads
- new public car parks
- jet A1 and Avgas fuel facility
The City of Busselton has completed the following key projects:
The BMRA operates 7 days a week and intrastate flights between Busselton and Perth will commence on 27 June facilitating an additional 31,000 passengers through the airport.
For further information relating to the project or for general information regarding airport operations, flight information and car parking, visit the Airport website.