Goolwa Airport

Goolwa Airport
Goolwa Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: YGWA;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Geoff Eastwood
Operator	Goolwa Airport
Serves	Fleurieu Peninsula
Location	Goolwa, South Australia
Elevation AMSL	104 ft / 32 m
Coordinates	35°28′44″S 138°44′41″E / 35.47889°S 138.74472°E
Website	www.goolwaairport.com.au
Map
	YGWA Location in South Australia
Runways
	Sources: AIP, Goolwa Airport

Goolwa Airport (ICAO: YGWA) is an airport located in Goolwa, South Australia 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) northwest of the town centre. 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.^[2]^[5]

Runway[edit]

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[edit]

The airfield is the site for RA-Aus flight training school approved by the Recreational Aviation Australia.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Search result for "Goolwa Aerodrome" (Record no SA0015584) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Huge air show for Goolwa". The Times (Australia). 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
^ YGWA – Goolwa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024
^ Runway Layout Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Goolwa Airport S.A. Retrieved on 2 August 2008.
^ Alistair Smith (27 February 2005). "Down in the (Murray) mouth". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
^ "Flight Training Schools › SA". Recreational Aviation Australia. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

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[PLB-1] "Search result for "Goolwa Aerodrome" (Record no SA0015584) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[TimesAu-2] "Huge air show for Goolwa". The Times (Australia). 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

[AIP-3] YGWA – Goolwa (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 21 March 2024

[4] Runway Layout Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Goolwa Airport S.A. Retrieved on 2 August 2008.

[5] Alistair Smith (27 February 2005). "Down in the (Murray) mouth". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2008.

[RAA-6] "Flight Training Schools › SA". Recreational Aviation Australia. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

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