West Wyalong Airport
| West Wyalong Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: WWY – ICAO: YWWL | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Bland Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bland Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Location | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 859 ft / 262 m | ||||||||||||||
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West Wyalong Airport (IATA: WWY, ICAO: YWWL) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south[1] West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is operated by the Bland Shire Council.
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Facilities and aircraft
West Wyalong Airport has two runways:[1]
- Runway 09/27: 1,585 m × 30 m (5,200 ft × 98 ft), surface: asphalt
- Runway 04/22: 780 m × 18 m (2,559 ft × 59 ft), surface: gravel
Airlines and destinations
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.[3]
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]
Regional Express 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]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 YWWL – West Wyalong (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 3 March 2016, Aeronautical Chart
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