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Mount Hotham Airport
Mount Hotham Airport (IATA: MHU, ICAO: YHOT) is a small Australian regional airport, which serves the Victorian ski resort of Mount Hotham. It is Australia's highest-altitude airport. HistoryDeveloped by BCR Asset Management, construction of Month Hotham Airport began in late 1998. The airport opened on 12 June 1999 with a 700 metre runway.[2] It was officially opened by Premier Steve Bracks on 10 June 2000 by which time the runway had been extended to 1,460 metres.[3][4] During the 2000 ski season, Eastern Australia Airlines and Southern Australia Airlines operated flights from Sydney and Melbourne respectively with Dash 8s[5] During the 2001 season Eastern Australia, Southern Australia Airlines and Sunstate Airlines operated flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Newcastle.[6] Until 2014, QantasLink operated flights from Sydney with Bombardier Q200s.[7][8][9] As at 2024, it is only used by charter operators.[10] In January 2023, the airport was purchased by the Grollo family.[11] IncidentsOn 8 July 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. Fragments of the aircraft were said to have dropped on the ground at the nearby sub-alpine community of Cobungra.[12] References
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