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Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport (YPKG) serves the twin mining towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder in the goldfields region of Western Australia, some 550 km east of Perth. It is a well-equipped regional field with two sealed, lit runways and CTAF-based traffic procedures, making it a useful and interesting stop for VFR pilots crossing the outback.
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport lies at Broadwood, on the outskirts of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder urban area in the Western Australian goldfields. It is a medium-sized regional aerodrome handling scheduled airline services as well as general aviation and charter traffic, identified by the IATA code KGI. For a simulator pilot it offers a substantial hard-surfaced runway pair set amid the flat, red outback terrain typical of the region, with airline-length pavement contrasted against a much shorter crosswind strip.
The aerodrome sits at Broadwood, adjacent to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder townsite, in Western Australia's eastern goldfields. Air traffic advisory service in the surrounding airspace is provided by Melbourne Centre, with the aerodrome itself operated on a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency rather than a staffed control tower.
The airport has two sealed runway pairs. Runway 11/29 is the main strip, 6,548 ft long, hard-surfaced and lit. Runway 18/36 is the secondary strip, 3,942 ft long, also hard-surfaced and lit. There is no ILS installed. Field elevation is 1,175 ft.
Traffic at Kalgoorlie is coordinated on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 126.6 MHz. Flight Service (FSS) advisory on 122.1 MHz is provided through Melbourne Centre for the surrounding airspace. There is no ILS at the field, and no other navaid or instrument approach detail is available.
Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport continues to handle scheduled airline services alongside general aviation movements, reflecting its role as the main air gateway for the goldfields region. Aviation fuel is available on the field, with AIR BP listed as the fuel supplier. Traffic is managed on the CTAF rather than through a control tower, and pilots should monitor 126.6 MHz when operating in the vicinity.