Bourke Airport
Bourke Airport (IATA: BRK, ICAO: YBKE) is an airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north[1] of Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. It is located at an elevation of 352 ft (107 m) above sea level. It has two runways: 05/23, an asphalt runway 1,830 m (6,004 ft) long, and 18/36, a grass runway 1,000 m (3,281 ft) long.[1] FacilitiesAs part of the unemployment relief grant from the Civil Aviation Department made money available to build a second runway at the Bourke Aerodrome.[2] The airport was opened for access in 1943 as a base during World War II. A radio location service was intended to be installed at the airport by August 1946.[3] In May 1949 a contract was awarded to AWA to install a radar-style distance measuring beacon, with 'DME', an omni-radio range installation.[4] Butler Air Transport sought to have the airfield upgraded to support a possible change from the Douglas DC-3 to the Vickers Viscount, otherwise the Sydney to Bourke route was not economically viable.[5] On 7 December 1962, the town turn out to welcome Commonwealth Games high jumper medalist Percy Hobson on his return.[6] An April 1964 meeting discussing a twenty-four hour service by air ambulance across NSW was met with skepticism as Bourke was not equipped for night landings or radio navigation beacons.[7] By 1965, Airlines of New South Wales was running flights to and Sydney on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.[8] Also at this time it was noted:
The 1970s saw complaints about the standard of toilet facilities, namely a small block.[9] The airport was used by the Royal Australian Air Force to bring in supplies during the floods in 1976 and 1990. Airlines and destinations
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