Mount Hotham Airport

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Mount Hotham Airport
IATA: MHU - ICAO: YHOT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Mount Hotham Skiing Company
Serves Bright, Victoria
Elevation AMSL 4,260 ft (1,298 m)
Coordinates 37°02′51″S, 147°20′03″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,762 1,451 Asphalt

Mount Hotham Airport (IATA: MHU, ICAO: YHOT) is a small Australian regional airport, which serves the Victorian ski resort of Mount Hotham. The airport opened in 2000, and it is Australia's highest-altitude airport.

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[edit] Airlines and Destinations

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On July 8, 2005, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain charter plane crashed into terrain while attempting to make a landing at the airport, killing the pilot and two passengers.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aviation Safety Investigation Report 200503265 - Collision with terrain, Piper PA-31-350 VH-OAO at Mt Hotham. Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Government of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.

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