This was the second site of the new Shark Bay Airport. Construction began in 1990, and a road and airstrip was cleared. However, it appears that this was never used and rather they would rebuild the airport in 1994 about 15km north, which is closer to the town and the old Denham Airport.
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This was the second site of the new Shark Bay Airport. Construction began in 1990, and a road and airstrip was cleared. However, it appears that this was never used and rather they would rebuild the airport in 1994 about 15km north, which is closer to the town and the old Denham Airport.