King Island Airport
King Island Airport is located 10 minutes north from the Island’s main township, Currie. Owned and operated by King Island Council, the Airport has become a bustling transit hub for local travellers, commuters and tourists.
Facilities include the King Island Airport Cafe, public toilets, visitor information brochures, free parking and disability access.
Location
King Island Airport, 102 Morrison Ave, Loorana, TAS 7256
Contact
For general enquiries please call (03) 6462 9000 during normal office hours
To contact the Airport Reporting Officer (ARO) please call (03) 6462 1499
Opening hours
Monday – Saturday, 7:00 am until last scheduled plane departs
Sunday 3:00 pm until last scheduled plane departs
Airlines
Airlines servicing King Island Airport
The King Island Airport is serviced by three regular commercial airlines along with various charter airlines.
Regional Express (REX) operates daily flights to Melbourne (Tullamarine). For flight schedules and booking information, click here or phone 13 17 13
Sharp Airlines operates daily flights to both Melbourne (Essendon) and mainland Tasmania (Wynyard and Launceston). For flight schedules and booking information, click here or phone 1300 55 66 94
King Island Airlines operates daily flights to Melbourne (Moorabbin). The airline also offers chartered flights if required. For flight schedules and booking information, click here or phone (03) 9580 3777.
Vortex Air operates a charter service out of Moorabbin Airport. For booking information click here or phone 1300 867 839
Privately owned planes are welcome to land at the King Island Airport. Fees do apply for all planes landing on the Island. Annual Licenses are available for regular local users of the Airport. Please see relevant fees and charges below.
Fees
Fees
All fees and charges are inclusive of GST where applicable
KING ISLAND AIRPORT
| Fee | Unit | Adopted Fee 2021/22 |
Landing Charges
Charges for aircraft landing at the airport are levied on a per tonne basis. This is determined on the aircraft’s maximum take-off weight, as shown in the Australian Aircraft Register. Any aircraft landing under an approved pavement concession will pay an increased landing charge, based on their percentage overload. This fee will be confirmed at the time that a pavement concession request is approved.Training touch and go landings will only be charged one landing fee. |
| Regular Public Transport Flights (RPT), Non RPT, freight, charter, RFDS and itinerant users | per tonne | $25.00 |
| Light Aircraft <2000kg | per tonne | $12.00 |
| Aircraft Parking Fees Aircraft parking fees are levied on a per day basis for any aircraft on the ground for 4 hours or more |
| Light Aircraft <2000kg | per day | $17.00 |
Parking on grass or General Aviation Area
Non RPT, freight, charter, RFDS and itinerant users | *per day
see notes below | $28.00 |
Parking on Apron – Aircraft 2500kg to 13000kg
Regular public transport flights (RPT), Non RPT, freight, charter, RFDS and itinerant users | *per day
see notes below | $50.00 |
Parking on Apron – Aircraft >13000kg
Regular public transport flights (RPT), Non RPT, freight, charter, RFDS and itinerant users | ^per tonne, *per day
see notes below | $15.00 |
*Parking charge apply if parking for >2hrs on the apron or >6hr on the grass or general aviation areas, and up to 24 hrs. Over 24 hrs parking attracts a subsequent charge for each day, or part thereof.
^Per tonne (max take-off weight). | | |
| Passenger Fee |
| Passenger Fee | per passenger | $7.37 |
| Miscellaneous Airport Fees |
| Call-out charge – ARO attendence outside standard operating hours | per call-out | $227.00 |
| Pavement concession request processing fee | per request | $57.00 |
| Commercial vehicle and/or trailer parking – Use of parking space | per vehicle per annum | $362.00 |
| Temporary Aviation Security Identification Card | per card | $73.00 |
| New Terminal Entry Key-Cards | per card | $26.00 |
| Replacement of Lost Terminal Entry Key-Cards | per card | $36.00 |
Freight Services
King Island Airport Freight Services
Air Freight services are offered by TasFast, King Island Airlines (Moorabbin) and Sharp Airlines (Essendon). Please contact each individual airline for pricing and more information.
Car Rental Services
Car Rental Services
King Island Airport is serviced by two car hire companies with cars available to be booked in advance and picked up from the airport. For pricing and more information please contact either King Island Car Rental on (03) 6462 1282 or P & A Car Rental on (03) 6462 1603.
Biosecurity
Biosecurity
What shouldn’t I bring to King Island?
King Island has a natural advantage as an Island and is relatively free of many pests, weeds and diseases that are present on mainland Australia, and the rest of the world.
You can help protect this beautiful Island by ensuring you don’t bring any unwanted pest guests with you when you come to visit and stay. Find out more about how you can help protect King Island here.
For visiting aircraft, there is further information available here.
Aerodrome By-Law
