Barwon Heads Airport
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Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
18/36 | 800 | 2,625 | Sealed |
09/27 | 520 | 1,706 | Grass |
Barwon Heads Airport (ICAO: YBRS) is a small airfield specifically for light aircraft on the Bellarine Peninsula near the township of Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia.[2] It is primarily used for scenic flights, private aircraft and flight training.[3]
The airport has remained small and undeveloped until recently, where development is soon to commence.[when?] In early 2008, a local council permit was given to construct another five hangars and associated car parking.[4]
The airport has a flight training school with two classrooms, fuel facilities and a seafood outlet. A shower and toilets are located in the terminal building, where there is also a kitchen, snack and drink machines and a lounge area.[5]
The airport has two runways, the main one is a sealed north–south runway, and there is a smaller east/west grass runway, primarily for ultralight aircraft, and light aircraft in stronger wind conditions
History
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The owners of Barwon Heads Airport have regularly raised their concerns in relation to skydiving being conducted in the vicinity of the airport.[6][7] Their concerns are that the airport runway is too close to many proposed drop zones that have been suggested. In 2005, a ban was placed on skydiving in the vicinity of the airport. In 2008, airport owners accused the business Skydive City of using an illegal runway 200 m (660 ft) from the airport days after the business was evicted from an airport hangar for failing to pay rent.[8] Airport owners claimed that the illegal runway was compromising the safety of airport users.
Accidents and Incidents
On 25 April 2014, a skydiver was killed when his parachute failed to open. An investigation is currently being conducted by the Australian Parachute Federation.
See also
- List of airports in Victoria
- Transportation in Australia
References
- ^ YBRS – Barwon Heads (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 13 June 2024
- ^ [1] Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Barwon Heads airport battle lost
- ^ [3] Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Luke McWilliam skydive plan 'dangerous'
- ^ Police evict maverick skydiver Luke McWilliam
- ^ Barwon Heads Illegal runway still in use
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