Ravensthorpe Airport (IATA: RVT, ICAO: YNRV) is an airport near Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. The airport is located 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) south[1] of Ravensthorpe and 19 km (12 mi) north of Hopetoun. The $5 million airport was opened on 5 December 2004, when the first flight landed. The airport is managed by the Shire of Ravensthorpe, and was built to support the local mines. The airport also received $17,000 in funds for security upgrades in 2005.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Shire of Ravensthorpe | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ravensthorpe, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 209 ft / 64 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′50″S 120°12′29″E / 33.79722°S 120.20806°E | ||||||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
editVirgin Australia Regional Airlines have been known to operate Fokker 100s to Ravensthorpe once a week as charter flights as per a contract with First Quantum Metals to support the Ravensthorpe Nickel Mine.[4]
Skippers Aviation is also known to operate Fairchild Metroliners and Dash-8 Q300 aircraft to Ravensthorpe less regularly as charter flights.[5]
Accidents and incidents
editOn 29 August 2006 at 17:45 local time, VH-NJE a BAe-146-100 aircraft operated by National Jet Express departed from Ravensthorpe toward Perth. As the aircraft passed through FL130 the flight crew recalled noticing a strange smell in the flight deck. Shortly after noticing a strange smell the pilot in command heard number of "popping noises" accompanied by a series of bright flashing yellow lights and glowing behind the escape rope panel on the first officers side of the flight deck. The crew donned their oxygen masks and returned to Ravensthorpe where they landed safely. The investigation determined that the aircraft's "A" windscreen electrostatic filter had failed. That failure was consistent with an electrical arcing event. In response to this and a number of other similar failures in the UK and in Europe, the aircraft manufacturer undertook a number of safety actions, including issuing a service information letter advising operators to check the correct positioning of the insulation blankets in the vicinity of their aircraft electrostatic filters at the next available opportunity. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued two safety recommendations that seek to reduce the likelihood of electrical arcing events in "A" windscreen filters in BAe 146 aircraft.[6]
On 21 January 2013 Skywest Flight 141 a Fokker 50 was nearing its scheduled stopover at Ravensthorpe from Esperance. At approximately 9:30 am passengers and crew reported smelling burning rubber from the cabin; the smell momentarily disappeared then reappeared stronger. The flight crew made an emergency landing at Ravensthorpe where passengers were evacuated to the tarmac before being ferried by bus to the terminal. The airport was closed until the plane was inspected and deemed fit to fly.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b YNRV – Ravensthorpe (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ "Airport Statistics". Shire of Ravensthorpe. 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Ravensthorpe Airport to share in security upgrade funds
- ^ Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Skippers Aviation (VH-WBQ) engine start and departure from Ravensthorpe Airport (YNRV)., archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 12 June 2021
- ^ "Investigation: 200605039 - Smoke event, 80 km west-north-west of Ravensthorpe, WA, 29 August 2006, VH-NJE, BAE SYSTEMS BAe 146-100". atsb.gov.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Drabik, Rex (23 January 2013). "Lauree Weir: "we noticed a electrical rubbery smell in the cabin",". The Esperance Express. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
