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Goolwa Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerGeoff Eastwood[1]
OperatorGoolwa Airport
ServesFleurieu Peninsula
LocationGoolwa, South Australia
Elevation AMSL104 ft / 32 m
Websitewww.goolwaairport.com.au
Map
YGWA is located in South Australia
YGWA
YGWA
Location in South Australia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,500 4,921 Bitumen
09/27 680 2,231 Grass
16/34 1,000 3,281 Grass
Sources: AIP,[2] Goolwa Airport[3]

Goolwa Airport (ICAO: YGWA) is an airport located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) northwest of Goolwa, South Australia. The facility is primarily used for recreational flying and general aviation. The airport hosts the Goolwa Classic Air Show, the biggest non-military air show in South Australia.[1][4]

Runway

Goolwa Airport has three runways:

  • Runway 01/19 1,500 m (4,921 ft) Bitumen
  • Runway 09/27 680 m (2,231 ft) Grass
  • Runway 16/34 1,000 m (3,281 ft) Grass

Flying school

There is an approved RA-Aus FTF (Recreational Aviation Australia) located on the airfield: flyingonline.biz

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Huge air show for Goolwa". The Times (Australia). 15 February 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  2. ^ YGWA – Goolwa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
  3. ^ Runway Layout. Goolwa Airport S.A. Retrieved on 2 August 2008.
  4. ^ Alistair Smith (27 February 2005). "Down in the (Murray) mouth". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2008.