Busselton Margaret River Airport , formerly known as Busselton Regional Airport and alternatively known as Busselton-Margaret River Regional Airport, is located in the Busselton suburb of Yalyalup, from the Busselton town centre. Busselton is a major regional centre in the South West of Western Australia, about south of Perth and at the edge of the Margaret River wine region. History The airport was opened on 15 March 1997 and replaced Busselton Aerodrome, established in 1940, that was used extensively during World War II. A largely government-subsidised air service ran from Perth Airport to Busselton from 1997 to 2001 (including Margaret River Airport from 1999); it was operated by Skywest Airlines (now Virgin Australia Regional Airlines), Maroomba Airlines, and Skippers Aviation. In 2007, mining company Rio Tinto launched its first flight from the airport for fly-in fly-out workers at its mines. Skywest Airlines/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines ran a service from Perth to Albany Airport via Busselton from July 2011 until December 2014, before scaling it back to a Perth-Busselton route and cancelling it altogether in April 2015. Between June and December 2014, upgrades to the terminal were made. In June 2015, funding was allocated for further upgrades and redevelopment of the airport. As part of the funding agreement, Margaret River was officially added to the title of the airport in October 2015. In 2017, the airport commenced the $69.7 million redevelopment which included: lengthening, widening and strengthening of the existing runway to facilitate Code E aircraft; a new 4 bay Code E aircraft parking apron and connecting taxiways; a new passenger terminal; a new general aviation precinct; upgrades to the existing Code C apron new aeronautical ground lighting; new parking facilities; upgrades to the internal road network; and infrastructure to support the development of freight and commercial opportunities. As part of the development, a new terminal building was proposed to be built in front of the new Code E Apron to help facilitate future interstate and international services. In early 2018, the Western Australian government placed the construction of the new terminal building on hold until a major commercial airline committed to interstate services that were shown to be viable. In June 2019, it was reported that Jetstar Airways were the most likely to begin a Busselton-Melbourne route within six to nine months. This route was confirmed in September 2019, with a heavily subsidised Jetstar service that was to begin in