Coffs Harbour Airport
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Statistics
The airport currently handles over 26,000 aircraft movements per annum, 5,000 of which are for passenger aircraft.| Year | Total Passengers |
|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | 260,000 |
| 2006-2007 | 300,000 |
| 2008-2009 | 321,678 |
| 2009-2010 | 323,687 |
Operations
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | % Change | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sydney AirportSydney Airport Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport, in Sydney, Australia* Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, in Nova Scotia, Canada... |
302,000 | 2.1 | Virgin Australia, QantasLink |
Incidents and accidents
On May 15, 2003, an Ambulance Service of New South WalesAmbulance Service of New South Wales
The Ambulance Service of New South Wales , an agency of the Department of Health of the New South Wales Government, is the main provider of pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
Beechcraft B200C King Air
Beechcraft Super King Air
The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Coffs Harbour Airport after it hit the sea, a reef or the Harbour's Breakwall near the Coffs Harbour boat harbour during an instrument approach in heavy rain and poor visibility. One of the main landing gear legs was torn off; there were no injuries. The aircraft was subsequently scrapped.