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 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′12″S 147°11′30″E / 33.93667°S 147.19167°ECoordinates: 33°56′12″S 147°11′30″E / 33.93667°S 147.19167°E | ||||||||||||||
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  YWWL Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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 2 3 YWWL – West Wyalong (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 10 November 2016, Aeronautical Chart
- ↑ McDonald, Roger. "The Hudson Era". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- 1 2 Zaknich, Frank (16 August 2002). "Submission to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services" (Letter). Letter to Dundas, Ian.
- ↑ "Rex West Wyalong Services Successful". Regional Express Airlines. 5 September 2005.
- ↑ "Rex exits West Wyalong, Parkes routes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2011-05-19.