West_Wyalong_Airport

West Wyalong Airport

West Wyalong Airport

Airport at West Wyalong, New Soiuth Wales


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]

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]

See also


References

  1. YWWL – West Wyalong (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024, Aeronautical Chart
  2. McDonald, Roger. "The Hudson Era". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Zaknich, Frank (16 August 2002). "Submission to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services". Letter to Dundas, Ian.



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