Goolwa Airport Explained
| Goolwa Airport |
| Icao: | YGWA |
| Type: | Private |
| Owner: | Geoff Eastwood |
| Operator: | Goolwa Airport |
| City-Served: | Fleurieu Peninsula |
| Location: | Goolwa, South Australia[1] |
| Elevation-F: | 104 |
| Coordinates: | -35.4789°N 138.7447°W |
| Pushpin Map: | South Australia |
| Pushpin Label: | YGWA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Australia |
| Website: | www.goolwaairport.com.au |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 01/19 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,500 |
| R1-Surface: | Bitumen |
| R2-Number: | 09/27 |
| R2-Length-M: | 680 |
| R2-Surface: | Grass |
| R3-Number: | 16/34 |
| R3-Length-M: | 1,000 |
| R3-Surface: | Grass |
| Footnotes: | Sources: AIP, Goolwa Airport[2] |
Goolwa Airport is an airport located in Goolwa, South Australia 2.2NM 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.[3] [4]
Runway
Goolwa Airport has three runways:
- Runway 01/19 1500m (4,900feet) Bitumen
- Runway 09/27 680m (2,230feet) Grass
- Runway 16/34 1000m (3,000feet) Grass
Flying school
The airfield is the site for RA-Aus flight training school approved by the Recreational Aviation Australia.[5]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 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 . 13 June 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
- http://www.goolwaairport.com.au/runway_layout.htm Runway Layout
- News: Huge air show for Goolwa . The Times (Australia) . 15 February 2007 . 2 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080805211401/http://victorharbor.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/entertainment/huge-air-show-for-goolwa/758874.aspx . 5 August 2008.
- News: Alistair Smith . Down in the (Murray) mouth . The Age . 27 February 2005 . 2 August 2008.
- Web site: Flight Training Schools › SA . Recreational Aviation Australia . 29 February 2020.
