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Port Hedland International Airport is an airport serving Port Hedland, Western Australia. The airport is 5NM south-east of Port Hedland and 11km from South Hedland and is owned by the Town of Port Hedland Council. It is an important airport for passengers who work in the mining industry.The airport has undergone a number of upgrades. Stage one of works include the extension of an existing taxiway and installation of new lighting, the construction of a new taxiway, widening of taxiway intersections and the extension of the domestic and international arrivals and departures area. This was to be completed by the end of July 2011. A further upgrade occurred in 2013.Between 2008 and 2014, passenger movements more than doubled as a result of increased fly-in fly-out activity to the Pilbara during the mining boom.Virgin Australia Regional Airlines previously operated flights to Denpasar which were suspended in 2014, the Denpasar flight resumed on 4 April 2015 and is operated by Virgin Australia.In July 2015, the Town of Port Hedland agreed to lease the airport to AMP Capital and Infrastructure Capital Group for 50 years. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.StatisticsPort Hedland International Airport was ranked 20th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2014/15.