Airport comments for Oceania
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Expansion
What used to be a little aerodrome has now got a lot bigger. A variety of aircraft from warbirds to helicopters operate from this airport daily.
Geelong
A small airfield adjecent to avalon airfield
Best aeroclub around.
This is my home aerodrome and its brilliant. If you ever get a chance to visit, do! Please note all circuits are to the east due to the 'fly neighborly' policy.
re: DH104 at YWAN
hi, just checking out the net and saw your request about the Dove at Wallan airfeild, the bad news is the engines were removed and sold on and the rest was sold to a collector, who collects old things, pity it ended up that way, it was a nice old girl, bit of a bitch to land in a good crosswind due to the riley conversion on the rudder slightly smaller than the normal rudder, there is one at the Morrabbin musem at morrabbin airport victoria, they might like to sell there`s as its only a static display rego VH-ABM,
regards
Steve
Runway
The runway was made of crushed coral and constructed by the 110th Sea's, 27 days after the securing of the island an SBD landed on the island. this was my home from the 22nd of Feb. 1944 to Oct. of 1945. My outfit ran the CAP after the island was secured. The island was manned nearly by Navy personel.
re: Location
Thanks -- I've updated the page with the correct name (and a link to the airport's web site).
Location
well technically its sunbury Airfield
100LL
I was wondering if Avgas was available. 100LL
DH104 at YWAN
Am interested in purchasing the DH 104 at the field. Believe intact with engines and props(was so in 2005) AC VHNBM cn 04416. Can you please find the present owner and relay my contact info as follows. Email bluewatermo@aol.com and phone in Florida USA is 954 673 3572. Many thanks, James R. Dondorf. Former Naval Flight Officer. WE want to bring her to the States restore and get her airworthy. Please respond. thank you.
Former RAAF base
This airport is a former RAAF base, originally opened in 1940, and the only RAAF base built in Tasmania.
Bare Base
This is one of the RAAF's three "bare bases", ready for activation in case of a crisis.
Bare Base
This is one of the RAAF's three "bare bases", with all the infrastructure in place to be activated in case of a crisis.
Bare Base
This is one of the RAAF's three "bare bases" -- it's empty, but has all the infrastructure in place to be activated quickly in case of a crisis.
A dup?
There is another Lakes Entrance Airport (YLKE) 2nm away.
Hmmm
I don't see an airport here.
Good beach
Good beach nearby but track was hard to find!
Strip condition
The strip has recently been upgraded, including markers. It is very smooth.
Fuel
There seems to be differing rates for AVGAS. Might pay to ring ahead to negotiate.
Closed
This Airport is now closed.. Permenently..
For redevelopment.
re: Dup?
Thanks, Paul. I've confirmed that in the ICAO pub and removed the code from this airport. It does not seem to have an ICAO code (at least not under this name).
Dup?
There are two airports with the ICAO ID "AYBK" - this one and Buka Airport. DAFIF says that the other one is the correct owner of AYBK.
re: ICAO id change?
The ICAO Location Indicators pub from June 2008 agrees with the last DAFIF, so I've changed the identifier to AGGI. I've also used the ICAO spelling of the airport name, and put the other spelling in the keywords.
ICAO id change?
It appears that in the last DAFIF data, this was called AGGI, not AGGD. I wonder why it changed?
re: Another dup?
Thanks, Paul -- I've merged that into this one.
Another dup?
This one appears to be a duplicate of TT02 "Ulithi Airport"
Aero Club Southern Tas Fly away
A fly away from the Aero club of Southern Tas was held to Lowdown on 8 Dec 2008
Pics of the event can be Found at :-
http://www.espinner.net/espinner.html?longdown_flight.htm
Regards,
AusDarren
Story about midair collision
This is a bit sensationalist, but it suggests that the VFR routes into Bankstown are too restricted for the safe flow of traffic:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24821548-23349,00.html
Closed?
This great airstrip might be closed for good.
Trophy hunting, anyone?
They will cater for you up there.
Railway line
Luckily (or maybe not) the rail transport is not that advanced and under utilised and you could wait all day to see a train!
Favourite stop for lunch
My route took us from CHC to the Westcoast, past the glaciers and Mt Cook to this nice place. You need to ring ahead.
General info
There once was a cafe/restaurant. No more. The airfield is home to the Croydon Aircraft Company - specialist restorers of vintage wooden aircraft. Tiger Moth and other De Havilland aircraft available for scenic flights and flying lessons. The De Havilland Dragonfly is one of only two flying anywhere. Airfield is grass and well maintained. Visiting aircraft welcome. No fuel.
Pudding Hill
Thanks SkydivingNZ for permission for a quick in-and-out on your strip.
Flew ZK-SBK (Cessna 172-P) into here on 28 Sep 2008.
Pure Hospitality
They offer comfy accommodation and fabulous meals, well worth a visit!
Aldinga's Flying School's Web Site
www.adelaidebiplanes.com.au
Good to visit the Rock!
Its just a short stroll to the shops and the Rock. Well worth a visit.
Great place
They are building the first airport viallage in the South Island of NZ here.
Great Hide away
If you want to get a way from it all. This strip is just around 1000 km north from Perth. Well worth it!
re: I love wake island
I spent three days there in 1967. It has the most beautiful blue water of shore that I have ever seen. I would like to have stayed under different circumstances.
Fools at the airport
probably the most small minded arrogant fools I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with.
Very dangerous place to fly due to the ultralights without radio doing as they please, and the idiots based there that think they are gods gift to aviation and hang around in small groups insulting pilots. Normally found in the bar flying....... because they can't in real life.
Don't bother stopping there unless you want to be insulted by fools.
First 747 to land at SYD
It was a cold windy rainy day in the early 70's
I had never seen a Jumbo land but it was clear he was landing LONG!
So long he ran off end of runway and nearly got in a fight with airport fuel lines!
I think USA pilot was given a ticket home.
Anyone have any additional info or an old photo from Sydney herald.
PS now live in the land of Boeing namely Seattle.
cool art
The aboriginal art is very cool inside the airport. It's a shame there's no viewing area for passengers inside the terminal.
Nice airport
This airport is not huge but does it's job. It has a very long runway for a regional city.
Not well planned
This airport is not very well planned because of how the terminals are to far apart, and airport is very close to the city which is good and bad.
Great airport
The runways are very easy to land on and there isn't has much traffic.
Reggae Dave says:
Airstips are for landing on ... not sleeping on.
Closed after WWII
This airfield was closed after World War II, since Sand Island (PMDY), immediately to the west, allowed for a longer runway.
GOANA Air Safari
Did a C-172 checkout at Redcliffe with GOANA in 2002 before spending a week flying around the East Coast of Australia. Was issued an Australian Day VFR license on the basis of my Canadian license and a check flight with the GOANA chief pilot.
Operations
🔗 Tue, 05 May 2009
— @jkstreet at Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand
An awesome airport for seeing lots of USAF aircraft involved in Operation Deep Freeze regular visitors throughout summer are C-17, C-5 and C-130.