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Giles Airport

Coordinates: 25°02′37″S 128°17′46″E / 25.0436993°S 128.2960052°E / -25.0436993; 128.2960052
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Giles Airport
Summary
LocationGiles Weather Station
Opened1956 (1956)
Elevation AMSL579 ft / 176 m
Coordinates25°02′37″S 128°17′46″E / 25.0436993°S 128.2960052°E / -25.0436993; 128.2960052
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Giles Airport is located in Western Australia
Giles Airport
Giles Airport
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,249 1,600

Giles Airport services the Warakurna Community and the Giles Weather Station in eastern Western Australia. The airstrip was built during April and May 1956 by a team led by Len Beadell as part of establishing the weather station for the British nuclear tests at Maralinga and the Woomera Test Range. It is adjacent to the Gunbarrel Highway (also constructed by Beadell) and the more recently constructed Great Central Road.

References

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  1. ^ "Giles Airport". Airports Database. Retrieved 21 January 2017.