Leinster Airport guide

Leinster Airport (IATA LER, ICAO YLST) serves the mining town of Leinster in the Northern Goldfields of Western Australia. The town was built to house the workforce of the nearby nickel operations, and the airport exists to carry that workforce.

BHP operates the airport, which is listed by the Centre for Aviation under BHP Billiton Nickel West. Traffic is fly-in fly-out charter, with Alliance Airlines flying between Perth and Leinster for BHP Nickel West. BHP announced in July 2024 that it would suspend its Leinster nickel operations and move to care and maintenance, and Alliance said the number of flights would reduce to a level that rotates the care and maintenance staff. Check current services with the operator before planning travel.

The airport has one sealed runway, designated 10/28, which is 1,800 m long and 30 m wide. It sits at an elevation of 497 m above sea level. Aviation references list the airport as public, though in practice it serves the operator's workforce.