Port Hedland International Airport is an airport at Port Hedland

Port Hedland, Western Australia

Port Hedland is the highest tonnage port in Australia and largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of approximately 14,000 ....

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. The airport is 14 km from Port Hedland and 11 km from South Hedland and is owned by the Town of Port Hedland

Town of Port Hedland

The Town of Port Hedland is a Local Government Area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the twin towns of Port Hedland and South Hedland. It has a census population of 11,959 , of which only a few hundred live outside the settlement boundaries...

 Council. The airport has more than 250,000 passengers and 20,000 flights per year.

It is undergoing 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.

Airlines and destinations

Operations

Busiest Domestic Routes out of Port Hedland Airport
(Year Ending September 2010)

Rank	Airport	Passengers carried	% Change
1	Perth Airport Perth Airport Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport serving Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia. The airport itself is located in the suburb of Perth Airport....	318,000	NA*

*Port Hedland-Perth route data only included from August 2009