Port Hedland International Airport
Port Hedland International Airport
Port Hedland International Airport (IATA: PHE, ICAO: YPPD) is an international airport serving Port Hedland, Western Australia. The airport is 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south-east of Port Hedland and 11 km (6.8 mi) from South Hedland. It is an important airport for passengers who work in the mining industry.
Location
20.383°S, 118.630°E · 10 m s. n. m. (33 ft)
General data
Runways · 2
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Flight information
Common traffic (CTAF)
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
In December 1999, construction of a new terminal began.
The airport has undergone a number of 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. A further upgrade occurred in 2013.
Between 2008 and 2014, passenger movements more than doubled as a result of increased fly-in fly-out activity to the Pilbara during the mining boom. In August 2010, Qantas began operating weekly services from Brisbane and Melbourne with Airbus A320s.
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights to Denpasar which were suspended in 2014, the Denpasar flight resumed on 4 April 2015 and was operated by Virgin Australia. This flight was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic however as of 2023 the town council was advocating for this route to be reinstated.
In July 2015, the Town of Port Hedland agreed to lease the airport to AMP Capital (since acquired by Dexus) and Infrastructure Capital Group for 50 years.
In 2023, a redevelopment of the terminal was completed.
Airlines operating here · 6
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Port Hedland International Airport (PHE). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHE
MLA
“Port Hedland International Airport (PHE).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHE. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Port Hedland International Airport (PHE).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHE.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Port Hedland International Airport (PHE). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHE (Accessed: 16 October 2026).
BibTeX
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title = {{Port Hedland International Airport (PHE)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PHE}},
urldate = {2026-10-16},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}Wikipedia
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