OurAirports: Comments on airports in Australia

[AU-0017] "Pure Hospitality" by Capitano.Nico

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:29:28 -0400

They offer comfy accommodation and fabulous meals, well worth a visit!

[YADG] "Aldinga's Flying School's Web Site" by Tintruck

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:38:02 -0400

www.adelaidebiplanes.com.au

[YWRC] "Good to visit the Rock!" by Capitano.Nico

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:22:53 -0400

Its just a short stroll to the shops and the Rock. Well worth a visit.

[YMAU] "Great Hide away" by Capitano.Nico

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:45:23 -0400

If you want to get a way from it all. This strip is just around 1000 km north from Perth. Well worth it!

[YBRS] "Fools at the airport" by passerthrough

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:53:14 -0400

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.

[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.

[YBAS] "cool art" by jordan200

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:57:46 -0400

The aboriginal art is very cool inside the airport. It's a shame there's no viewing area for passengers inside the terminal.

[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.

[YMML] "Great airport" by jordan200

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:41:03 -0400

The runways are very easy to land on and there isn't has much traffic.

[YNWT] "Reggae Dave says:" by thb

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:28:52 -0400

Airstips are for landing on ... not sleeping on.

[YRED] "GOANA Air Safari" by Tony

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:19:31 -0400

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.

[YADG] "YADG" by PILOT99

Tue, 06 May 2008 03:39:19 -0400

Fantastic place to visit. Coffee and light meals always available. Friendly people.

[AU-TPR] "re: Tom Price Airport" by david

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:34:48 -0400

Thanks for the correction. It's hard to find AU airport info, and a lot of what I have is inaccurate -- I've fixed the lat/lon as you suggested.

[AU-TPR] "Tom Price Airport" by whatelyb

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:29:51 -0400

Tom Price Airport is currently sparse of traffic, and only accommodates the Royal Flying Doctor's Service and a few recreational flyers who want to get up their practice. This used to be the main airport for Tom Price, however since the airport in Paraburdoo was built it has become somewhat disused. Plans are going ahead to rebuild the Tom Price airport however no estimated date has been given. Also the Latitude and Longtitude for this airport are somewhat incorrect. The correct coordinates are 22.746°S, 117.869°E at an altitude of approximately 700m (2300ft). Runway length is approximately 760m (2500ft).

[YPEA] "Australia's busiest air base" by david

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:43:28 -0500

This is the RAAF's busiest base by aircraft movements, and serves as an alternate landing site for the U.S. NASA space shuttles.

[YDLL] "Re: Dunolly" by ptomblin

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:50:42 -0500

I have my doubts about several of the airports that came from that particular user. I've got 529 Australian airports from him, so I'm reluctant to delete them all, but I'm also reluctant to verify them all.

[YDLL] "re: Dunolly airstrip" by david

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:44:28 -0500

I agree -- I can find no evidence anywhere that this airport exists. It came in some user-supplied data from navaid.com, but I'll probably delete it unless someone has a better source.

[YDLL] "Dunolly airstrip" by Anonymous Flier

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:43:38 -0500

So where is it? The coordinates seem to put me into a hillside of trees.

I can't seem to locate the airstrip in the surrounding area even though Google Earth is high definition.

sincerely, Wesley wdalefamily@hotmail.com

[YBUN] "Bunbury Aero Club" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:20:45 -0500

On arrival at the Bunbury Airport, be sure to call into the newly renovated Aero Club building. We are open 7 days a week and our pilot shop sells maps and charts. Come and say hi and have a drink on the deck for a great view of the strip!

[YBIN] "What do you mean - I damnwell left a comment" by Anonymous Flier

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:33:12 -0500

I have been here and loved the place - great little place to relax

[YJCW] "could you please email any information on the proposed airpo" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:59:48 -0400

To Whom it May Concern,

Could you please forward any information on the proposed airport to david@clcsol.com.au

Regards,

David

[YDLV] "YDLV" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:20:13 -0400

Fun dirt strip to land on - love it

[YMGD] "YMGD" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:17:44 -0400

32 is one of the most beautiful approaches a pilot can fly - I loved it

[YSBK] "Bankstown" by Anonymous Flier

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

Too many sausage factory air schools here

[YPDN] "YPDN" by Anonymous Flier

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:12:44 -0400

29 is the best one to land on

[YBHB] "as remote as it gets" by Yannick

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:25:35 -0400

Flew there with Par Avion www.paravion.com.au on a Islander

[YCBG] "PAr Avion" by Yannick

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:20:54 -0400

The GA field for Hobart, just next to the International airport - so close they use the same tower.

Left Cambridge for a tour with Par Avion, www.paravion.com.au - to Melaleuca, a remote strip near Bathurst Harbour. It was just fantastic, this is really what flying is all about.

[YBRS] "plane crash" by Anonymous Flier

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:38:02 -0400

a very dangerous place for joyflights never go there

[YPID] "The reason why I want a PPL" by Yannick

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:10:56 -0400

Or at least something to look forward to !

Every year Phillip Island is home to the Australian Moto Grand Prix. In October 2004 I rode there with a mate all the way down from Sydney to attend the Grand Prix and witness Valentino Rossi historic win on the Yamaha, claiming back-to-back championships on two differents bikes (he won the 2003 championship on a Honda).

It's a very scenic but also a very long way from Sydney (we got there via Princes Hwy, and back via the Great Alpine Road which caused some overenthusiastic riding and subsequently claimed the life of a soft-compound rear tyre).

I sold my bike 2 years ago and when I resumed flying, I made it an objective to get my PPL in time for the 2007 MotoGP in order to fly there (safely). I am not flying often enough to reach that objective though.

Still, am going this year, flying commercial via Melbourne, and will fly there as a PPL pilot in 2008 (hopefully)

[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.

[YSHR] "Viva The Whitsundays" by Yannick

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:34:18 -0400

Landed here on a short (maybe 15 minutes) shuttle flight in a Cherokee 6, from Hamilton Island where we just arrived from Sydney. Absolutely fantastic views of the Whitsundays Islands :-)

The grass runway is located between two big hills so you basically can't see the circuit on the downwind leg (which is itself above water) and keeping the runway centerline is not just an option here...

Oh I almost forgot the subsequent sailing around the Whitsundays was awesome too !

[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.

[YCDR] "Skyfox Gazelle" by Yannick

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:42:57 -0400

had a TIF on a Gazelle ultralight there. How slow compared to the Warrior, but also how easy to fly. Flying at fairly low level above the beach, awesome :-)

[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

[YBMC] "MCY" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:54:07 -0400

A great place to fly into, but ramp space is very limited.

[YBCV] "CTL" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:52:47 -0400

A much busier airport back in the 70's.

[YBAR] "BCI" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:51:08 -0400

I flew in here in a Stearman one day, and was warmly welcomed by about half the population of the town. A nice friendly place.

[YAPH] "ABH" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:49:08 -0400

Hope you have a mobile phone, because there is no other way to call a cab if you want to go into town.

[YBRK] "ROK" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:47:05 -0400

Situated right on the Tropic of Capricorn. A cattle town.

[YBMA] "ISA" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:45:28 -0400

A good airport and quite an interesting city.

[YBHM] "HTI" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:43:47 -0400

Seeing the amount of rock and soil they moved in order to contstruct this airport is mind-boggling.

[YBOK] "OKY" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:42:11 -0400

Be sure to visit the Army Aviation Museum. Some great airshows were held here years ago.

[YAMB] "Amberley" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:39:44 -0400

Lots of interesting military aircraft here.

[YBTL] "TSV" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:37:47 -0400

Always efficient.

[YBCS] "CNS" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:36:44 -0400

One of my all-time favourite airports, and cities. The birthplace of Bush Pilots Airways.

[YBBN] "BNE" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:35:02 -0400

I can't wait until they open the new parallel runway. A pity it won't be pointing into the prevailing (south-easterly) wind.

[YPKG] "KGI" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:32:16 -0400

Flying in here I am always amazed at the size of the holes in the ground. There must be some awfully big rabbits in these parts.

[YPPH] "PER" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:30:10 -0400

This airport has to hold some sort of record for the number of SID's and STAR's. I guess they want to make it look like a big place. ATC seem to think they are at Chicago or somewhere.

One thing in very short supply is ramp space, and the delays in getting to the runway (particularly early in the morning - everyone seems to want to depart at 0600) are unbelievable.

A very clean and pleasant city though.

[YWYY] "BWT" by Ozguy

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:24:42 -0400

A cosy city.