West Wyalong Airport | |
Iata: | WWY |
Icao: | YWWL |
Type: | Private |
Operator: | Bland Shire Council |
City-Served: | Bland Shire |
Location: | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia |
Elevation-F: | 859 |
Coordinates: | -33.9367°N 147.1917°W |
Pushpin Map: | New South Wales |
Pushpin Label: | YWWL |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
Metric-Rwy: | Yes |
R1-Number: | 04/22 |
R1-Length-M: | 780 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
R2-Number: | 09/27 |
R2-Length-M: | 1,585 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: Australian AIP and aerodrome chart[1] |
West Wyalong Airport is an airport located 1NM south[1] West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is operated by the Bland Shire Council.
West Wyalong Airport has two runways:[1]
Currently West Wyalong is not serviced by any scheduled flights, but throughout the airport's history it has been served by many regional airlines. East-West Airlines operated services to Sydney from 1953 until 1975, initially using converted ex-military Lockheed Hudson aircraft, later replaced by the Douglas DC-3[2] and Fokker F27 Friendship. These services were discontinued with the withdrawal of Government subsidy on 30 June 1975.
A number of smaller carriers would later service the West Wyalong – Sydney route, including Country Connection Airlines who provided 11 services per week between 1991 and 2001 using Piper Chieftain aircraft.[3]
Rex Airlines provided twice weekly service to Sydney commencing in March 2005. The airline carried 1,928 passengers in the first six months,[4] but it ceased operating the flights in September 2007.[5]