Passenger numbers climbing at Orange Airport

8 July 2017

The number of passengers travelling through Orange Airport has reached new levels.

Orange City Council’s Airport Committee chair, Cr Chris Gryllis said the passenger tallies for May this year show that 6,288 passengers used the airport during May.

"This is the highest monthly figure since records were kept," Cr Chris Gryllis said. "These latest figures show very healthy signs of growth."

Two airlines are now using the airport with regular flights, since Fly Corporate began Orange-Brisbane flights in February this year, alongside the popular Orange-Sydney flights offered by Regional Express.

"There is normally a lot of seasonal and event-based variations in the passenger numbers from month to month, but this this is still a healthy sign," Cr Gryllis said.

"It shows that the development work that Orange City Council has put in, with state and Australian government support, to build a larger terminal and lengthen the runway has been a very worthwhile investment.

"Growing passenger numbers are one sign of a healthy regional airport. The number of small businesses who use the airport as a base is another sign.

The latest figures for June as well as the end-of-financial-year figures have now been compiled. The new annual figure offers a useful comparison over a longer period.

These figures show total passenger numbers have increased by 11.3% this year compared to the previous year.

The total passengers climbed from 49,247 in 15/16 to 54,857 in 16/17.