Goolwa Airport
Goolwa Airport (ICAO: YGWA) is an airport located in Goolwa, South Australia 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) northwest of the town centre. The facility is primarily used for recreational flying and general aviation. The airport hosts the Goolwa Classic Air Show, the biggest non-military air show in South Australia.[1][5]
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Geoff Eastwood[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Goolwa Airport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Fleurieu Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Goolwa, South Australia[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 104 ft / 32 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°28′44″S 138°44′41″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.goolwaairport.com.au | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||||||
  YGWA Location in South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||||||
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Runway
Goolwa Airport has three runways:
- Runway 01/19 1,500 m (4,921 ft) Bitumen
- Runway 09/27 680 m (2,231 ft) Grass
- Runway 16/34 1,000 m (3,281 ft) Grass
Flying school
The airfield is the site for RA-Aus flight training school approved by the Recreational Aviation Australia.[6]
See also
References
- "Huge air show for Goolwa". The Times (Australia). 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- "Search result for "Goolwa Aerodrome" (Record no SA0015584) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- YGWA – Goolwa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 2023-09-07
- Runway Layout Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Goolwa Airport S.A. Retrieved on 2 August 2008.
- Alistair Smith (27 February 2005). "Down in the (Murray) mouth". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- "Flight Training Schools › SA". Recreational Aviation Australia. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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