Cessnock Airport

Cessnock Airport
IATA: CES – ICAO: YCNK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Government
Location		Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation AMSL		211 ft / 64 m
Coordinates		32°47′15″S 151°20′30″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	3,600	1,097	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Cessnock Airport (IATA: CES, ICAO: YCNK) is a civil airport located 6 kilometres (4 mi) (by road) north of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.

History

Built by the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942 during World War II, as part of a system of parent and satellite aerodromes proposed throughout New South Wales. The aerodrome was known as RAAF Station Pokolbin. The aerodrome had two runways 5,000 feet (1,500 m) long and 160 feet (49 m) wide side by side.^{[citation needed]}

The aerodrome had the following satellite aerodromes, Cessnock Aerodrome, Glendon Aerodrome, Rothbury Aerodrome and Weston Aerodrome.^{[citation needed]}

Airport usage

Cessnock Airport is a popular Flight training aerodrome servicing Newcastle and Lower Hunter based pilots and students. It is usually considered so popular due to its large training area, which it shares with Maitland Airport and other Hunter Region aerodromes. There are two flight training schools (Hunter Valley Aviation and Avondale Aviation, now owned by Wollongong University). The airport is also home to a helicopter joy flight centre. Early morning Hot air balloon flights are also common.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Accident history for CES at Aviation Safety Network