Weipa Airport — Weipa, Australia

Weipa Airport, coded WEI, serves the remote mining town of Weipa on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula in northern Australia, home to one of the world's largest bauxite deposits. The airport exists primarily to support the mining workforce and logistics tied to Rio Tinto's extensive bauxite extraction operations, which anchor the local economy. WEI offers regular flights to Cairns and other Queensland centers, essential given Cape York's isolation and the long, often seasonally impassable roads connecting it to the rest of the state. Beyond mining traffic, the airport also supports indigenous communities and eco-tourism interest in the peninsula's rugged, biodiverse wilderness.