Emerald Airport (IATA: EMD, ICAO: YEML) is an airport serving Emerald, a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia. It is located 6 km (4 mi) south of the Emerald town centre, on Springsure Road. The airport is operated by the Central Highlands Regional Council.
Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink Dash 8 Q400's flying an average of five flights on weekdays, and three on weekends. As of 4 June 2012, QantasLink will also introduce their Fokker 100 fleet operated by Alliance Airlines to Emerald. This will add four extra flights between Emerald and Brisbane giving the total number of return flights to Brisbane to 45 per week.
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