# Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)

> Port Lincoln, AU · IATA: PLO · ICAO: YPLC · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PLO` |
| ICAO | `YPLC` |
| City | Port Lincoln |
| Country | AU |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 11 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -34.60530, 135.88000 |

## Description

Around 170,000 passengers, some 16,000 aircraft movements and roughly a fifth of the regional tuna harvest flown out fresh each year — those figures make Port Lincoln South Australia's busiest regional airport, 14 km north of the city on the southern Eyre Peninsula. Southern Bluefin Tuna, kingfish, oysters and rock lobster move through a Qantas Freight regional terminal under HACCP-accredited refrigeration. Fresh seafood is loaded daily onto Regional Express and QantasLink services to Adelaide. The air-freight tuna season runs March to September, accounting for about 20% of the catch. International shipments — to Japan among other markets — continue from Adelaide (ADL), which provides customs and intercontinental capacity. For forwarders, Port Lincoln is a high-value feeder for time-sensitive perishables rather than an export endpoint.

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