Clermont Airport — , Australia

Coal defines the economy around CMQ far more than any other industry, since Clermont sits at the edge of Queensland's Bowen Basin, one of the most heavily mined coal regions in the country. Fly-in fly-out workers bound for surrounding open-cut mines make up a substantial share of the airport's passengers, arriving on charter and scheduled flights from Brisbane and other regional centers rather than driving the long distance inland. Clermont itself has a history of destructive flooding, having been rebuilt on higher ground decades ago after a severe flood submerged much of the original townsite. The airport, modest in scale with a single runway, primarily supports this mining-driven commuter traffic alongside general aviation and occasional agricultural flights tied to the surrounding grazing country.