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IATA / ICAO Codes:	BHQ / YBHI
Airport Name:	Broken Hill Airport
Location:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
GPS Coordinates:	32°0'6"S by 141°28'18"E
Operator/Owner:	Council of the City of Broken Hill
Airport Type:	Public
Elevation:	959 feet (292 meters)
# of Runways:	2
View all routes:	Routes from BHQ

Broken Hill Airport handled 63,098 passengers last year.
The furthest airport from Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,776 miles (18,951 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
It is also used extensively by the mining industry.
The closest airport to Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Mildura Airport (MQL), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) SSE of BHQ.
Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) has 2 runways.
Because of Broken Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 959 feet, planes can take off or land at Broken Hill Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.

Rank	Distance & Direction	Airport Name & IATA Code	Airport Location	Further Actions
1	157.95 miles (254.20 km) SSE	Mildura Airport (MQL)	Mildura, Victoria, Australia
2	158.54 miles (255.15 km) SSW	Renmark Airport (RMK)	Renmark, South Australia, Australia
3	172.91 miles (278.28 km) W	Wilpena Pound (HWK)	Hawker, South Australia, Australia
4	186.73 miles (300.52 km) SSE	Robinvale Airport (RBC)	Robinvale, Victoria, Australia
5	204.24 miles (328.69 km) WNW	Leigh Creek Airport (LGH)	Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia
6	218.18 miles (351.12 km) SSE	Balranald Airport (BZD)	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
7	219.62 miles (353.45 km) WSW	Port Pirie Airport (PPI)	Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
8	255.85 miles (411.75 km) E	Cobar Airport (CAZ)	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
9	261.09 miles (420.18 km) SE	Hay Airport (HXX)	Hay, New South Wales, Australia
10	261.58 miles (420.96 km) S	Hopetoun Airport (HTU)	Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia
11	264.71 miles (426.01 km) SW	Adelaide Airport (ADL)	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
12	277.96 miles (447.33 km) WNW	Andamooka Airport (ADO)	Andamooka, South Australia, Australia
13	280.15 miles (450.85 km) NNW	Moomba Airport (MOO)	Moomba, South Australia, Australia
14	289.67 miles (466.18 km) WSW	Cowell Airport (CCW)	Cowell, South Australia, Australia
15	295.23 miles (475.13 km) SSE	Kerang Airport (KRA)	Kerang, Victoria, Australia

Rank	Distance & Direction	Airport Name & IATA Code	Airport Location	Further Actions
1	11,775.89 miles (18,951.40 km) NW	Flores Airport (FLW)	Flores Island, Azores, Portugal
2	11,764.07 miles (18,932.38 km) NW	Corvo Airport (CVU)	Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal
3	11,723.93 miles (18,867.78 km) NW	Horta International Airport (HOR)	Horta, Azores, Portugal
4	11,710.49 miles (18,846.15 km) NW	Pico Airport (PIX)	Pico Island, Azores, Portugal
5	11,670.65 miles (18,782.04 km) NW	Graciosa Airport (GRW)	Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal
6	11,642.05 miles (18,736.02 km) NW	Lajes Air Base (TER)	Lajes, Azores, Portugal
7	11,609.46 miles (18,683.57 km) WNW	João Paulo II Airport (PDL)	Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
8	11,603.16 miles (18,673.42 km) WNW	Santa Maria Airport (SMA)	Santa Maria, Portugal
9	11,178.10 miles (17,989.36 km) W	La Palma Airport (SPC)	La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
10	11,168.53 miles (17,973.96 km) W	Madeira Airport (FNC)	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
11	11,145.20 miles (17,936.41 km) W	Porto Santo Airport (PXO)	Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
12	11,134.79 miles (17,919.66 km) W	La Gomera Airport (GMZ)	Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain
13	11,124.50 miles (17,903.11 km) NNE	St. John's International Airport (YYT)	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
14	11,113.54 miles (17,885.46 km) NW	Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO)	Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde
15	11,097.69 miles (17,859.96 km) W	Tenerife-South Airport (TFS)	Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain