The airport is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast[2] of Paraburdoo.

[5] The airport is owned by Rio Tinto Group and operated by Pilbara Iron.

[6] Paraburdoo's primary air traffic is made up by a mixture of Qantas and Virgin Australia flights, as well as general aviation light aircraft.

Qantas operates 32 direct flights weekly to and from Perth.

Paraburdoo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010–2011.