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If you need to rent a car in Western Australia, whether it’s for a business trip or a long-awaited family vacation, cheap car rental Exmouth Airport is your answer. Rental cars are available in many different models, price ranges, options, and features. It can be frustrating looking at all the different car hire Exmouth Airport companies online. With our website, Rent Me a Car, you only look in one place. We show the cheap rates for Hertz, Avis, Dollar, Budget, and other hire car companies, all in one place. When you are ready, you have all the information readily available, on one website, without researching every car rental site on the web. It is a simple matter to look at the results, side-by-side. When you choose the car rental service that best suits your needs, you’re nearly done. Having made your choice, it is a simple matter to book your car online with your chosen cheap car hire in Exmouth Airport provider. You don’t need to register on the website or provide a credit card. You pay for the vehicle when you pick it up. Basic insurance, unlimited kilometers (unless otherwise stated), and airport tax are included in the quoted rate. Other standard fees covered are GST, in Australia, vehicle registration fees, vehicle recovery fees, and one-way fees, when they are applicable. Options are available for baby seats, ski racks, or additional insurance. If you need GPS to guide you along your way, that’s available for a small fee.

Exmouth Airport, Western Australia

Exmouth Airport is a joint use airport, being employed as both a civilian airport and a base for the Royal Australian Air Force. It is officially called RAAF Learnmonth or Learnmonth Airport. In its role as a Royal Australia Air Force base, it is known as a “bare base,” one of three in the county. There are no Air Force units based at Learnmonth. A peacetime caretaker staff operates the base. The airport has been used as an emergency landing spot in 2008 and in 2012. The first time Qantas Flight 72 landed in disrepair, and AirAsia, flying to Perth, landed for emergency refueling.

QantasLink has regularly scheduled flights to Perth from Exmouth Airport, and Skywest flies to Broome, Paraburdoo, and Perth on a regular basis. Charter flights are available from private companies doing business here. In the 2011 fiscal year, there were almost 56,000 revenue passengers using the Exmouth Airport.

During World War II, the airfield was codenamed “Potshot” and was under the control of the No. 76 Operational Base Unit. It was named for Wing Commander Charles Learnmonth DFC. Cmdr. Learnmonth was killed off Rottnest Island in 1944, during a flying accident.

Ningaloo Marine Park

Ningaloo Reef is one of Australia’s most accessible reefs. You step straight off the sand beach and immediately find an underwater reserve of monumental diversity. The Marine Park begins in the Exmouth Gulf and consists of more than 5,000 sq. km of ocean. You can go snorkeling in the shallow lagoons, where it isn’t uncommon to swim with turtles and dugongs. In certain areas of the reef and the coral coast, you can go fishing.

Potshot Monument

During World War II, it was of paramount importance that the Australian Navy and United States submarines have a safe place to refuel and for the submariners to rest. The monument near Exmouth Airport tells the whole story about the roles played by Western Australia’s coastal waterways and people. A short drive from the spectacular Monument, you can see Shothole Canyon. Drive through the canyon, or hike through to take in awesome scenery.