OurAirports: Comments on airports in New South Wales, Australia

[YSSY] "First 747 to land at SYD" by zarfire

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:13:31 -0400

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.

[YSCH] "Nice airport" by jordan200

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:55:31 -0400

This airport is not huge but does it's job. It has a very long runway for a regional city.

[YSSY] "Not well planned" by jordan200

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:52:41 -0400

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.

[YSBK] "Bankstown" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:14:33 -0400

Too many sausage factory air schools here

[YSSY] "I listed Bankstown at my home airport but I could have liste" by Yannick

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:50:17 -0400

I live fairly close by, walking down the street to the beach I can see the main runway 34L which is reclaimed on Botany Bay, I drive next to it every morning going to work (actually, in the airport tunnel under the runways) and my job is so close to the airport that the building is shaking when heavies e.g 747 are on very short final on runway 25 - so close you can almost touch the aircraft !

We get to see some interesting aircrafts land there now and then. Indeed there were quite a few of us to watch the A380 land here for the first time almost two years ago.

[YSCN] "Careful here - no dead side" by Yannick

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:45:26 -0400

The southern side of Camden is dedicated to gliders, so gotta be careful in joining the circuit here - circuit always on the northern side of the field, and there is no dead side to the circuit.

[YSBK] "where I have done my first solo flight" by Yannick

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:24:47 -0400

I am a student pilot at Schofields Flying Club based there

[YBNA] "BNK" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:18:32 -0400

Great location.

[YBKE] "BRK" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:17:00 -0400

Great citrus grown there.

[YBHI] "BHQ" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:15:32 -0400

The silver city.

[YARM] "ARM" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:14:12 -0400

Beware density altitude in summer.

[YSWG] "WGA" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:12:46 -0400

Birthplace of Kendell Airlines.

[YSDU] "DBO" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:11:16 -0400

Good spot.

[YBCG] "OOL" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:09:43 -0400

On the beautiful Gold Coast.

[YSRI] "RCM" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:08:20 -0400

Some great airshows there in years past.

[YWLM] "NTL" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:07:00 -0400

Share the airspace with F/A-18's.

[YSTW] "TMW" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:05:12 -0400

Birthplace of East-West Airlines.

[YSCB] "CBR" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:03:18 -0400

Too cold in winter, too windy in summer.

[YSSY] "SYD" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:01:34 -0400

A pity we never get to land into wind!

[YPMQ] "GOANA Air Safari" by Tony

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:25:25 -0400

We landed here in 2002, during the bush fire season. There were brush fires burning West of the airstrip, and we flew long curving finals to avoid the smoke. We were grounded there for two days, IMC in smoke. Australia is a very interesting country! We used the time to go on a boat tour of the estuary, visit a Koala sanctuary and visit several pubs.

[YMER] "GOANA Air Safari" by Tony

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:21:11 -0400

Landed here in 2002 as part of our GOANA Air Safari trip - then we flew up the coast past Sydney at 500 feet!

This is a very nice tourist stop - lovely beaches, great fish and chip shops too!

[YMDG] "Wine Tours" by Tony

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:09:11 -0400

Flew here with a GOANA air safari trip in 02 - each couple flew their own Cessna 172. We were grounded here for 48 hours by a dust storm, and we had to do the wine tasting tour twice!

[YSBK] "Where my plane is hangared." by sasben

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:44:52 -0400